On Monday, I dodged the question of whether Jesus was the world’s first socialist. The answer is no:
Apparently, he also was not a fan of the minimum wage (skip ahead to 1:32 for the key piece):
It’s debatable if he can hit a curveball:
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
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Discrimination
- Handling discrimination complaints requires caution, training – from Judy Greenwald at Business Insurance
- “Will restricting criminal background checks actually increase minority unemployment?” – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Employees Have the Advantage At Trial in Getting to Speak First and Last – from Texas Employment Law Update
- “Best B*** J**s on the #8 Line” – from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Court Not “Up In the Air”: Travel for Work Does Not Violate “Familial Association” Right – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Staking out the EEOC and its wave of ADA suits against employers – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- EEOC: WalMart Refused to Accommodate Employee With Cerebral Palsy – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- Post-Pregnancy Protections – from The L•E•Jer
- Is Telling an Employee to Forget Her Dead Daughter Proof of a Hostile Work Environment? – from TLNT
- 7th Circuit: Internal Complaint About One Boorish Comment Was Not “Protected Activity” under Title VII – from ZR Workplace Law
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Why Your Company Needs a Mobile Technology Policy – from hr bartender
- Social Networking in Wrongful Termination Cases – from Bow Tie Law’s Blog
- How to Deal with Facebook Fits and Twitter Tirades – from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Government Employers Can (and Should) Have a Social-Media Policy, Part 1, and Part 2 – from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Here’s How to Use Social Media for Retention Purposes – from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Protecting Trade Secrets in the World of Social Media—Drawing Appropriate Lines – from Social Media, Esq.
HR & Employee Relations
- Employer Obligations When it Comes to Employees and Jury Duty – from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Yes, Virginia, There Are Good Curse Words – from Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
- Why It Doesn’t Matter That Your Coworker Makes More Money Than You Do – from the Evil HR Lady, writing at BNET
- Are Salaries Secret? – from Texas Employer Handbook
- How to Write an Employee Handbook … The Great American Novel, or Just a Short Story? – from Michigan Employment Law
- Average Telecommuter Works Less Than One Hour Per Day – from Workplace Diva
Wage & Hour
- FMLA FAQ: How Many Intermittent FMLA Leave Hours is an FLSA-Exempt Employee Entitled To? – from FMLA Insights
- “Independent Contractors” Are Again Front-And-Center – from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Federal/State Cooperation on Independent Contractor Issue – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
- Exotic Dancers Are Employees Not Independent Contractors; Entitled to Minimum Wages and Overtime – from Overtime Law Blog
- Fourth Circuit Rejects Defense Attempt to Decapitate FLSA Collective Action – from Fitzpatrick on Employment Law
- “What happened when I got audited for I-9s” – from HR Daily Report
Labor Relations
- NLRB Pushes Unions’ Destructive Agenda – from The New American
- American businesses fight back against union-rights notice rule – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook
- U.S. Chamber Sues NLRB to Block Notification Rule – from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Bill Would Abolish the National Labor Relations Board – from Labor Relations Counsel
- How Does Latest NLRB Ruling Apply to Background Checks? – from Nick Fishman’s employeescreenIQ Blog