The following video has been making the rounds this week. It’s called Popsicle, and cleverly asked this question at the end: “Is this sexual harassment?” The video is probably NSFW, so watch with caution.
This ad is not the first to use this kind of imagery. Remember this Burger King ad from a couple of years ago?
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- EEOC’s Reduced Budget Likely To Impact Employees and Employers – from The Proactive Employer Blog
- Employers, don't try to dismiss that lawsuit before its time – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- The EEOC: Now Marketing Lawsuits against a Company Near You – from Kris Dunn, The HR Capitalist
- Can An Employer Ask a Job Applicant …The Nuts & Bolts of Legal Preemployment Inquiries – from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Maternity leave, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and summary judgment – from Work Matters
- Giving Aid to the Enemy: The Healthy Workplace Act Explained – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
- 4th Circuit Holds Religious Organizations Exempt from Title VII In “Modest Garb” Case – from Laconic Law Blog
- Court Case Gives Employers Clarity on Disciplining Disabled Workers for Misconduct – from Workplace Insights
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Whoops. Google Engineer Accidentally Makes His “Plus Sucks” Rant Public – from Kashmir Hill’s The Not-So Private Parts
- Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media Background Checks – from Labor Employment Law Blog
- NLRB Social Media Memo Part IV - Overly Broad Policies – from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Labor negotiations now a social process – from The Human Race Horses
- Rhyme or Reason? Trying to Make Sense of the NLRB’s Social Media Cases – from Labor Relations Update
HR & Employee Relations
- We Recommend Against the Asparagus – from Lawyerist
- What Are My Favorite “Work” Songs On My iPod? Steve Jobs Knows – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Millennials Turn Corporate Culture on its Head – from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- The Importance of a Release – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- What To Do When An Employee Doesn't Celebrate Halloween – from Workplace Diva
- Is Employment a Civil Right? – from Compensation Cafe
- Abortion at Work – from The Cynical Girl
- Should Companies Use Credit Checks to Screen Job Applicants? – from Time
Wage & Hour
- Doggone-it. Must employers give leave to employees with hurt pets? – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- The Dark, Ugly Side of Using Unpaid Interns (under the FLSA) – from SmartHR
- President And CEO Personally Liable For Wage And Hour Violations In Torres v. Gristede’s Operating Corp. – from Overtime Lawyer Blog
- Judge Rules Ohio-based Cascom Employees Misclassified as Independent Contractors – from Fair Labor Standards Act Law
- Court: Cable Installers Employees, Not Independent Contractors – from Wage & Hour Insights
Labor Relations
- A Public Menage A Trois - Joining The NLRB’s Public Posting Party – from Social Media Employment Law Blog
- Ladies’ Local 321 – from Main Street Gazette
- Union Free You Tube Video: Organizer Ties OWS to SEIU – from Labor Relations Institute