The American Bar Association has published its list of the best legal blogs—the Blawg 100. For the second year in a row, I am honored to be selected. These are the kind words the ABA wrote about my blog (and me):
Even readers outside of Ohio will benefit from Clevelander Jon Hyman’s consistent employer-side posts and reading list roundups. Chicago-area lawyer and fan Tim Eavenson writes, “I made a joke once that my career motto was ‘Do whatever Jon Hyman does.’ When it comes to blogging, that’s not far off. Jon posts breaking news … before I’ve even gotten my coffee. Even when there’s 50 posts on a topic by noon, Jon’s take will be unique. Style-wise, Jon’s writing is exactly what employers are looking for: professional and personable. He writes plainly and has fun, but never lets it get in the way of the point. Anybody who pays somebody else should be reading Jon’s blog.”
Flattered? You bet!
The Labor & Employment category includes 8 other worthy reads:
- Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Dinita James’s Arizoneout (a new blog to me, and one I am looking forward to following)
- Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Mike Maslanka’s Work Matters
- Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook
- Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
If you are so inclined, register at abajournal.com and vote (through Dec. 30) for your favorite blawgs.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Hans Bader uncovers a Catch-22 in EEOC enforcement – from PointOfLaw Forum
- Duty to Provide Commuting Accommodations? – from Laconic Law Blog
- Massachusetts Becomes 16th State to Provide Protection Against Discrimination on Basis of Gender Identity – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
- Waterstone on Genetic Discrimination – from Workplace Prof Blog
- Employees Fired for Pornographic Emails Lose Age-Discrimination Case – from Delaware Employment Law Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Can I Fire This Twit Over That Tweet? – from Lindsay Walker at i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Workplace Social Media CYA – from Jessica Miller-Merrell’s Blogging4Jobs
- Social Media Fail, Airline Style – from Harvard Business Review
- Quote of the Day: Another Judge Forces A Facebook Password Handover – from Kashmir Hill’s The Not-So Private Parts
HR & Employee Relations
- Is there a Herman Cain in Your Workplace? – from Kara Mignanelli at Social Axcess
- Be a Jerk: The Worst Business Lesson from the Steve Jobs Biography – from The Atlantic
- Dress Codes: Is Your Ban on Iverson Jerseys and Stretch Pants More About Control Than the Customer? – from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Subtle Signals of Disengagement – The “Out of Office” Email... – from Paul Hebert at Fistful of Talent
- Would You Like Fries with that Identify Theft? Thoughts on Limiting Liability for Employee Misconduct – from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Lessons from the Penn State Scandal: Reporting Child Abuse at Work – from Employment Essentials
- Onboarding Strategies for Getting Seasonal Workers Up to Speed – from Workplace Insights
Wage & Hour
- I’m exempt but my boss tracks me every minute – from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Can I Dock Employees for Inclement Weather Days? – from Texas Employer Handbook
- Synagogue youth workers wage-hour suit – from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- End-of-Year Bonuses, the Regular Rate of Pay and Overtime – from Russell Cawyer’s Texas Employment Law Update
- Wage and Hour Misclassification Costs Oracle $35 million – from Rush on Business
- How to Explain Stock Options to a Dog – from Compensation Cafe
- Firing an Employee for FMLA Fraud Is Legal, But the Proof Is Hard – from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- Employees Take Note: Showing Pictures of Your Boyfriend's Privates Will Doom Your FMLA Lawsuit (or Any Other Lawsuit) – from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
Labor Relations
- Labor board approves controversial union election rule in 2-1 vote – from The Hill
- NLRB Approves Ambush Election Rule – from The ChamberPost
- NLRB Acts on Quickie Election Proposal – from EFCA & Labor Law Reform Blog
- Here’s a sneak peek into how union-election rules will soon change – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- NLRB: Lockout Equals “Reemployed” – from Labor Relations Counsel