On May 9, 2007, I launched the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. It’s unfathomable to me that I’ve been writing this blog for five years. Thanks to all of my readers for a great half-decade (which I’m celebrating a few days early). Here’s to many, many more.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Why you should stop attending diversity training — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- 6 Steps to Avoid Family Responsibilities Discrimination Claims — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- More office romances; more anti-harassment training — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- “Hey, Jackie, can we talk?” The EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on criminal background information — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Fired For Giving Boss A Kidney? — from The Proactive Employer Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Why You Should Sign Out Of Facebook Before Handing Your Phone Over To Best Buy — from Kashmir Hill’s The Not-So Private Parts
- Can “Friends” Be Trade Secrets? — from Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets Counsel
- Maryland’s Facebook Username and Password Law is a Win For Employers, Employees, and Job Applicants — from Shear on Social Media Law
- SNOPA - Proposed Federal Legislation on Employer Social Networking Password Requests — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Survey on employer use of social network sites in recruiting and screening — from George’s Employment Blawg
- What is privacy? As job-seekers are judged by their tweets and Facebook posts, uncertainty abounds — from Lini Kadaba at philly.com
HR & Employee Relations
- Five Suggestions for Improving Employee Handbooks — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Dear Evil Skippy: Should You Say “Fired” or “Terminated”? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- How to Terminate an Employee - Baseball Bat Optional — from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- 50 Shades of Grey and Human Resources — from Mike VanDervort’s The Human Race Horses
- We Are Stressssssssssssssssssed — from Mark Toth’s Manpower Employment Blawg
- Federal Court: FCRA Does Not Apply To Independent Contractor Relationships — from Employer Law Report
- Why Everyone at Your Company Should Speak (A Little) English — from Harvard Business Review
- Lack of Jury Trials Isn’t Bad for Employers — from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
- The Trade Secrets Dilemma – Sue and Disclose — from Trade Secrets Blog
- As Ozzie Guillen Learned the Hard Way, There’s No Free Speech in Corporate America — from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Wage & Hour
- Internships: The Good, The Bad, The Ones that Violate The Law — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Wal-Mart, DOL Reach Agreement for $5M+ Settlement Over FLSA Violations — from Smart HR Manager
- Ready for your COBRA Audit? — from Todd Stanton’s Intown Employer
Labor Relations
- NLRB Quickie Election Rule Now In Effect; Here’s What It Means — from TLNT
- Responding to Outrageous Employee Conduct in the Wake of the NLRB’s Jimmy John’s Decision — from Minnesota Employer