I spent the first half of last week in Denver. I took the opportunity of a free Monday morning to walk the city. In front of the Colorado State Capitol Building, I came across what, at the time, was the modest Occupy Denver rally:
What effect could these “Occupy” rallies have on your workplace? Here’s some thoughts:
- “Occupy Wall Street” Protests May Lead to Workplace Issues – from SHRM
- Occupy [Insert City] Is Coming—Are You Ready If Your Employees Get Involved? – from TLNT
- Can You Fire Someone for Participating in an “Occupy” Rally? from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
Here’s the rest of what I read this week (and last week):
Discrimination
- Great moments in age discrimination law – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Are Gender Quotas The Key To Breaking the Glass Ceiling? – from Stephanie Thomas’s The Proactive Employer Blog
- Court Finds, in Pre-ADAA Case, that Employee with Diabetes Not Disabled – from Russell Cawyer’s Texas Employment Law Update
- Disability harassment and peanuts: Can't we all get along? – from John Holmquist’s Michigan Employment Law Connection
- What Is Color Discrimination And How Do I Prove It? – from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
- Sexual claims common in pressure-cooker restaurant world – from Eve Tahmincioglu at MSNBC.com
- Presidential Politics and Sex - A Reminder for Employers on Preventing Sexual Harassment – from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Herman Cain, sexual harassment, and 10 lessons for employers – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- The Allegations Against Herman Cain–What Would the EEOC Say? – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- Sexual Harassment 20 Years Later: Anniversary of Clarence Thomas Hearings Marks Time for Reflection – from Employment Lawyer Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Why Your Four-Month-Old Social Media Policy Is Obsolete – from Mark Herrmann at Above the Law
- 10 Scariest Enterprise Social Networking Mistakes – from InformationWeek
- How Much Facebook Policing is Too Much? – from Christopher McKinney’s Texas Employment Law Blog
- Half Of Young Professionals Value Facebook Access, Smartphone Options Over Salary: Report – from Fast Company
- Social Media Sites For Corporate Spying (Beyond The Obvious Ones) – from Kashmir Hill’s The Not-So Private Parts
- Apple Employee Kicked to the Curb for Facebook Post – from Lindsay Walker at i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Employees Use Social Media To Quit Their Jobs – from Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
- When Plaintiffs Post About Their Case on Facebook – from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- My boss fired me over email, then refused to let me collect my personal belongings – from Ask a Manager
HR & Employee Relations
- Why do we hate us? Women prefer working for men, study says – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Hot Topic: Workplace Tebowing – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Daylight Savings Time Change Means Tired Employees – from Workplace Diva
- TSA Is Firing The “Get Your Freak On, Girl” Baggage Screener – from The Not-So Private Parts
- What is the #1 way HR managers can keep employers out of trouble? Think like a lawyer! – from Heather Travar
- Trade Secret and Noncompete Survey – National Case Graph – from Fair Competition Law
- Breastfeeding At Work – from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
Wage & Hour
- Starting Computers and Reading Email May Be Compensable Work – from Wage & Hour Insights
- Assistant Manager Exemption Case Goes For The Employer: A New Day Dawns! – from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- No Room for FLSA Abuses at Hilton – from SmartHR
- Target Store Manager Fired for Working Off the Clock – from Texas Employer Handbook
- Supervisor’s Inadvisable Email Creates Basis for FMLA Claim – from FMLA Insights
Labor Relations
- RARE: The Capitalist Says This Union Member Deserves Better Treatment From Management… – from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Two Economists Explain the NBA Lockout – from Grantland
- Call Reversed: Bryzgalov Media Ban Deemed Un-CBA’able – from The700Level.com
- Breakfast with the NLRB Region 34 Director – What’s New? – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Social Media Spotlight – from Labor Relations Institute
- Social Media and the NLRA – from The L•E•Jer
- Arguments Begin In Legal Challenges to NLRB Posting Rule – from Employer Law Report
- Legal Challenge to NLRB’s Notice-Posting Rule Heats Up – from Labor Relations Today
- Bad teachers are impossible to fire – from LaborPains.org