The Employer Bill of Rights remains one of my most popular posts. In fact, it’s so popular it got its own book deal. All joking aside, I am very proud to announce that I have been hard at work on my second book, The Employer Bill of Rights. Since I just received the cover art, I figured now is as good a time as any to break the news. Apress will publish the book by year’s end. I’ll update with links to Amazon and other points-of-sale when they go live (which I’m told will be soon).
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Dear Evil Skippy: Can I Ask My Employee If She’s Pregnant? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Fact or Fiction: The ADA requires creating a new job for a disabled employee — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Employer Best Practices for Analyzing Whether Leave Beyond FMLA is an “Undue Hardship” under the ADA — from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- The EEOC And Wellness Programs — from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- What Do Your EEO-1 Reports Tell the EEOC and OFCCP About Your Company? — from Employment Law Matters
- How Do I Prove I’m Paid Less Than My Male Co-Workers? — from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Yammer’s Social Media Policy — from Slideshare
- A True Story about Discovery of Old Tweets In Litigation — from Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Stop Worrying About Employees’ Use of Social Media — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Finally, Facebook Can be an Employer’s Friend, too — from Michigan Employment Law
- Is it OK to spy on your employees? — from Social Media Today
- Why “rude” emails are the price we pay for social media — from The Verge
- Everything You Need to Know About OS X Mountain Lion — from Lifehacker
HR & Employee Relations
- Using Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process; Handle With Care — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Twisting SHRM Background Check Findings — from employeescreenIQ Blog
- What “Ted” Can Teach Managers and Entrepreneurs About Hiring & Firing — from TLNT
- Mother May I … Work AND Be A Mom? — from Fistful of Talent
- Phrases That Will Get You Fired, Maybe, It All Depends — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Dirty Words Can Cost You a Promotion — from Forbes
- Pooch Power: What Dog-Friendly Workplaces Can Do For Your Business — from Fast Company
Wage & Hour
- Seyfarth Shaw Study Shows Increase in Wage and Hour Labor Suits — from Law.com
- Former Unpaid Intern’s Lawsuit Gets Approval For Class Action Status — from TLNT
- For Temp Workers, “Temp” Looking More Permanent — from NPR’s Morning Edition