- Boner Says Women Faking It
- Female Workers Say Boner Intimidated Them
- Boner Taking It Hard
- Sticky Situation for Boner
- Boner: “It’s Hard … on My Wife”
- EEOC to Probe Boner
There’s nothing funny about sexual harassment. But, if you can’t giggle about this story, you’re in the wrong line of work.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Connecticut Supreme Court Stakes Out “Similarly Situated” and Statistical Standards — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Breakdown of EEOC Guidance on Criminal Background Checks — from Nick Fishman at employeescreenIQ Blog
- The Broad Boundaries of Discrimination in the Workplace — from Dawn Lomer at i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Lawsuit Filing: Woman fired after donating kidney to her boss — from Chris McKinney’s Texas Employment Law Blog
- Failure to provide timely COBRA notice, retaliation? No, Sensei!!! — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Pregnant Employees Make Very Sympathetic Plaintiffs — from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- Attendance May be an Essential Function of the Job — from Employment Matters Blog
- EEOC charge against you? It need not turn into a long, costly war — from HR Cafe
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Facebook Message Leads to Disability Claim — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- U.K. Judge Allows Suit to be Served via Facebook — from Ethan Wall’s Social Media Law & Order
- Socializing Over State Lines: Social Media as a Basis for Personal Jurisdiction — from Augmented Legality
- California Provides Social Media Guidance for Financial Institutions — from Socially Aware Blog
- Employer’s Duty to Report Crimes: Employee Using a Personally-Owned iPad for Work Purposes — from From the Sidebar
- 1 In 3 Employers Reject Applicants Based On Facebook Posts — from AOL jobs
HR & Employee Relations
- Is that a whistle in your pocket? — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- An Employer’s Response Guide to Whistleblower Claims — from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Your BMI is 35: Should You Pay More For Healthcare? — from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Does Smoking Affect Your Employability? — from The Proactive Employer Blog
- Worker’s Suit Claims His Boss Took over His Computer and Placed the F-Word on It — from ABA Journal Daily News
- Valve’s “Handbook for New Employees” leaked, hilarious illustrations included — from The Verge
- Dear Evil Skippy: Is It Illegal To Go Through My Employee’s Desk — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Oops!! Sorry – We Just Laid Off the Entire Staff via Email — from TLNT
- Just Because You Can, Does Not Mean You Should: What Non-Compete Lawyers and Their Clients Can Learn From Bo Ryan and “Transfergate” — from Trade Secret Litigator Blog
Wage & Hour
- Anatomy of a Wage and Hour Complaint — from Casey Sipe’s The Employer’s Lawyer
- Huffington Post Wins Victory In Bloggers’ Compensation Suit — from Wage and Hour Law Update
- Wage and Hour Cases ─ Not Going Away Anytime Soon — from The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- A Start-Up Nightmare: the Department of Labor Audit and How to Avoid It — from Social Media Today
- Nail Salon Must Pay Almost $236K After Court Rejects Immigration Defense Under FLSA — from Smart HR Manager
- What Does It Mean to Sell? Ask the U.S. Supreme Court — from Harvard Business Review Blog
Labor Relations
- NLRB issues guidance on new election rules, take effect April 30 — from Mike VanDervort’s The Human Race Horses
- Do You Know Your Rights? – NYT Editorial on NLRB Notice Posting Rule (Guess Whose Side They’re On?) — from Labor Relations Institute
- Senate Rejects Resolution That Would Have Nullified the NLRB’s Revised Election Rules — from Wyatt Employment Law Report
- Labor Board Meets Rising Resistance — from The Wall Street Journal
- Obama’s Renegade NLRB Is Disrupting the Recovery — from U.S. News & World Report
- Micro Union Case Hits Federal Court Of Appeals — from Labor Relations Update