This week offered a lot of potential themes from which I could pick for today’s “WIRTW”: Joe Paterno (come back Monday for my thoughts on the handling of his termination), Herman Cain, Veteran’s Day, the anomaly of today’s date (11/11/11—see below). Milestones, however, are important, and today’s is significant—the 200th publication of my weekly roundup. Thanks for reading. Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Yes, Conservatives, There Is Sexual Harassment – from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Why Panera should settle lawsuit regarding racism – from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- When People Get Angry: Power Outages & Khan – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Gender discrimination at a “Big Four” accounting firm – from Employment Law Bits
- Women Who Work in Positions with Greater Likelihood of Sexual Harassment Paid More – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
- The impact of the Penn State controversy: filling a gap in an employer’s harassment policy – from Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Employer lessons from Penn State (Hint: ignorance is not bliss) – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- “A closed mouth gathers no feet”: What Herman Cain teaches employers about sexual harassment – from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Make War No More–Weapons Manufacturer Must Accommodate Employee Who Objects to Weaponry, EEOC Says – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Social Media in the Workplace: Common Sense Goes a Long Way – from Lindsay Walker at i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Using Social Media to Screen Job Applicants - A Few Recommendations for Employers – from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Facebook Spoliation Costs Widower and His Attorney $700K in Sanctions – from Above the Law
- Nielsen: Soon-to-be seniors adopting smartphones faster than any other age group – from Engadget Mobile
HR & Employee Relations
- Is it Settlement or Severance? – from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- The Importance of Employee Documentation – from CPEhr
- Penn State Disgrace: If Only… – from Nick Fishman’s EmployeeScreenIQ Blog
- EDDIE MURPHY: On Taking the Job That Offers No Balance and Almost Kills You… – from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Trade Secrets and Confidentiality – from Texas Employer Handbook
Wage & Hour
- The War on Wage Theft and WHD – from Stephanie Thomas’s The Proactive Employer Blog
- Even Best Practices Can't Always Ensure Quick Dismissal of Wage & Hour Claims – from Wage & Hour Insights
Labor Relations
- NLRB lawyer: “We screwed up the U.S. economy” – from The Washington Examiner
- Is it Protected Concerted Activity to “Occupy” Your City? – from Kara Mignanelli at Social Axcess
- The state of the NLRB (a self-appraisal) – from Michael VanDervort’s The Human Race Horses
Until next week, remember, today goes to 11.