I’m taking my act on the road. I have a slew of speaking engagements lined up between now and the end of the year. Let me know if you’re planning on attending any of these so that we can connect.
- Employees Online: Social Media at Work — Business Management Daily Webinar, July 11, 2012
- Think Before You Click: Strategies for Managing Social Media in the Workplace — Ashtabula Chamber of Commerce, July 26, 2012
- Employee Leave Rights and Employer Obligations — Ohio Chamber of Commerce HR Academy, September 12, 2012
- Employment Law in the Information Age: Best Practices for Employers — 7th Annual National Employment Practices Liability ExecuSummit, October 1, 2012
- Think before You Click! Practical & Legal Guidance to Effectively Manage Social Media in the Workplace — GSMI HR Compliance Conference, October 16, 2012
- Think Before You Click: Strategies for Managing Social Media in the Workplace — COSE Small Business Conference, October 25, 2012
You can now keep track of all of my past and upcoming gigs at the brand new “Speaking Engagements” tab on the toolbar at the top.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- REQUIRED READING: One of the Most Public Harassment Lawsuits You'll Ever See… — from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Internal Probe Participation Triggers Title VII Protection, Court Holds — from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- A Few Thoughts on “Ageism” in the Workplace — from New Jersey Employment Law Blog
- The EEOC Contends Lactation Is Covered by Title VII — from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- HELP WANTED: Born-again Christians need only apply — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Fathers Take Employers to Court for Discrimination — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Employers Can Use Apps to Track Employees—But Is It a Good Idea? — from Technology for HR
- Can I Protect My Trade Secrets Via Social Media Policy? — from Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Blog
- Juror Misconduct & Bias - Social Media Investigation — from From the Sidebar
- 20 Awesome Facts About Twitter – 2012 Edition — from Social Media for Law Firms
HR & Employee Relations
- Are You Ready For Take Your Dog To Work Day? — from Workplace Diva
- Chaucer, the Prioress, her Lip, and your Employee Handbook — from A Maryland Employment Lawyer Speaks
- Did you libel your employee in a panic and then find out you were wrong? Never be afraid to say you’re sorry — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Summertime is Here: Don’t Be A Victim of Background Check Shrinkage — from Nick Fishman’s employeescreenIQ Blog
- Performance Evaluations: Let’s Talk About It — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Pull Up Your SOX: The New Whistleblowing Claim Grows Up — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- The top 10 harassment excuses … and how to see through them — from Business Management Daily
Wage & Hour
- The DOL at Your Door – What Do You Do Now? — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- “The new workplace revolution: wage and hour suits” — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Function Over Form: The Supreme Court’s Realistic View of the FLSA — from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
- Do Hours Worked On A Second Job Count Toward Overtime? — from Wage & Hour Insights
- Wage Theft On The Rise — from Overtime Lawyer Blog
- Tenth Circuit dismisses claim by employee who was fired while on FMLA leave — from EmployerLINC
- Family and Medical Leave Act Webinar and Employee Guide — from Laconic Law Blog
Labor Relations
- Does Your Compensation Policy Violate NLRA? — from Stephanie Thomas at Compensation Cafe
- U.S. Unions: Uncivil On Civil Rights — from Forbes
- State Of The Unions: Labor And The Middle Class — from NPR’s All Things Considered