Last night brought us the final episode of what may be the greatest ever satire of the American workplace—The Office. Seinfeld, that is how you do a series finale.
In its honor, I bring you one of my favorite clips from my favorite episodes from show’s nine-year run, Diversity Day. If this doesn’t make your employment law skin crawl, nothing will:
Here are 59 other reasons we’re going to miss The Office.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination- Want to cut the line at the Disney park? Call my disabled friend — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- “Bashful Bladder” As A Disability? Running Water The Accommodation? — from Employment Discrimination Report
- Horniest boss ever? His employee still can’t prove sexual harassment — from The Employer Handbook Blog
- Angelina Jolie and Employment Law — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Bad Credit Could Cost You a Job — from Nolo’s Employment Law Blog
- EEOC Brings, Settles First Ever GINA Lawsuit — from Employer’s Law Blog
- “My Prior Complaint Was One of the Reasons for the Adverse Employment Action”: Mixed Motive Theories for Retaliation Claims Under Title VII — from HR Defense Blog
- Social Media By the Numbers — from Social Media Strategies Summit Blog
- How Can You Avoid Lawsuits While Using Social Media to Screen Applicants? 10 Steps to Consider — from The Emplawyerologist
- Social media and nonsolicitation agreements — from Technology for HR
- Asking to telework when you have your period — from Ask a Manager
- Should these employees have been terminated? Tell us what you think! — from Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Try Acting More Like a Kindergartner — from Evil HR Lady writing at Inc.com
- Dear Evil Skippy: Can I Refuse To Hire Someone With Tattoos? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Hipster Bias > Another HR Hurdle? — from Fistful of Talent
- Fired For Voicing My Concerns — from Work Place Coach Blog News
- Using Standard Form Employee Handbooks; Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t — from damnedif
- Here’s Why Bullies Are Taking Over Your Organization — from TLNT
- To Be Or Not To Be An Independent Contractor — from San Antonio Employment Law Blog
- Congressional Roundup: Republican Comp Time Bill Gets a Vote — from Bloomberg BNA
- “They Owe You” Does Not Always Mean You Can Withhold — from Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
- FLSA Compliance: Dispelling the Great Myths — from HR Daily Advisor
- Employers Play Whack-A-Mole with Internship Lawsuits — from The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Is Time Spent Traveling to Trainings Outside of Normal Working Time — from Smart HR Manager
- “The N.L.R.B.’s Contested Poster” — from How Appealing
- Senate Republicans Call for Hearing on NLRB's Budget Request — from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog