Have you seen the video of the National Anthem at last night’s Boston Bruins’s game? Do you want to get choked up watching 17,565 Bostonians sing their collective hearts out? Well, here you go [h/t: The 700 Level]
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Case Of Muslim Employees Denied Time For Prayer To Go To Trial — from Employment Discrimination Report
- ADA accommodation talk should occur before employment decision — from EmployerLINC
- It Is All About How You Handle an Equal Opportunity Harasser — from Employer Law Report
- A reminder: retaliation claims can (and often do) succeed even where the Underlying Claim Fails — from Warren & Associates Blog
- Dear Evil Skippy: Is It Harassment To Call An Employee “Stupid”? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Playing with the Cards Your Dealt Is Critical to Resolving Employment Discrimination Claims — from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- “Looks” discrimination can be a problem even if you're in retail, fashion, or marketing — from Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Workplace Issues Now Grow on “Vines”; Why Employers Need a Policy More Than Ever — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Survey Says: Why Doesn’t HR Believe in Social Media Employment Background Checks? — from employeescreenIQ Blog
- The New Résumé: It's 140 Characters — from the Wall Street Journal
- Instagram Post Lands Delaware Restaurant Manager In Hot Water — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- You’ve Got (No) Mail! Major Law Firm Blocks Employee Email Access — from Above the Law
- The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Disloyal Employees: A Narrow Bridge To Nowhere? — from Trading Secrets
- TimeRescue Joins Market for Time and Productivity Tools — from Workforce
HR & Employee Relations
- Why Courts Like Non-Solicits over Non-Competes — from Smooth Transitions
- A whopper of a resignation — from Passive Aggressive Notes
- Pregnant at Work — from Lawyerist
- The Do’s And Don’ts Of Discussing National Tragedies At Work — from Workplace Diva
Wage & Hour
- DOL Publishes PowerPoint Presentation to Help Train Employees about FMLA from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Supreme Court Vacates 7th Circuit Class Certification Ruling, Signaling Shift In The Landscape Of Wage-And-Hour Litigation — from Wage & Hour Defense Institute
- Use Of Preemption Defense In Wage-Hour Lawsuit May Kill Entire Action — from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Guess What We Got With the Acquisition? A $500,000 FLSA Bill — from TLNT
Labor Relations
- In dust of Strongsville teachers strike is myriad of legal questions — from Cleveland.com
- House Votes To Freeze NLRB — from Workplace Prof Blog
- 3 Things Employers Need to Know About the NLRA — from Workplace Insights
- Circuit Court Affirms Healthcare Facilities' Single Employer Status Under NLRA — from Labor Relations Counsel