Today is December 21, 2012, which, according to the Mayans, is the day the world ends. Or, it’s the day that they simply stopping counting days on their calendar. Or, it’s entirely a coincidence.
Either way, one thing will end today for certain— my original posts for the year. As I’ve done in years past, on Monday I will start counting down my top 10 posts of the past year, two per day through December 31. I’ll be back on January 2, 2013, with fresh content. Please have a happy, healthy, and safe holiday.
Today is the last day to vote for the ABA Journal Blawg 100. If you’ve voted, thank you. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Does the law require transfers for employees seeking medical treatment? — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- The right way to handle a request for a religious accommodation — from Warren & Associates Blog
- Can Volunteers Sue For Discrimination? — from LE Blog
- Does Ho Ho Ho = Prostitutes? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Can You Withhold Severance To An Employee Who Files An EEOC Charge? — from Employment Discrimination Report
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Enforcing an Unwritten Social-Media Policy — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Internet Defamation Claims on the Rise as Online Reviews Impact the Bottom Line — from netWORKed Lawyers
- Fired for What!? - Defending Her Hair on Facebook — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Twitter now has more than 200 million active monthly users — from The Verge
- The Sedona Conference® Publishes Primer on Social Media (Pubic Comment Version) — from Electronic Discovery Law
- Like or dislike? Social media profiles and employer access — from Technology for HR
- 5 pitfalls to avoid when responding to rogue employees — from Ragan.com
HR & Employee Relations
- My boss says I smell bad from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Would You Enforce Workplace Policy If You Had to Follow Them? — from Blogging4Jobs
- An Employer’s Opinion on How To Quit Your Job — from Lifehacker
- How to Prevent/Deal With Employee Theft in the Workplace – Part 1 — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Medical Device Industry Remains a Hotbed for NonCompete Litigation — from Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Blog
- How Not to Unwittingly Reveal Company Secrets — from Harvard Business Review
- Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Agreements: Who’s Minding the Store, Conclusion — from The Emplawyerologist
- Holidays in the workplace: Listen to Bad Santa, and do precisely the opposite — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Letter to the Editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer on Background Checks Story — from employeescreenIQ Blog
Wage & Hour
- A Recent Off-The-Clock Case Should Not Breed Complacency — from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Independent contractor or employee? — from EmployerLINC
Labor Relations
- Libertarians and right to work laws — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Right-to-Work or Wrong-to-Work? Why the Michigan Vote Makes Sense — from Tim Sackett at TLNT
- Hell Freezes Over: Michigan is Right-to-Work — from Labor Relations Institute
Happy Holidays.