Satellite radio has so overplayed Kodaline’s All I Want that, even though I like the song, I instinctively switch channels any time it comes on.
Then, I saw the video:
The lesson for employers and employees to take to heart? What defines a person is one’s actions, not one’s appearance. (And, apparently, that sexual harassment laws are much different in Ireland that here in the States. I’d love to hear from an Irish employment lawyer on this point.)
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- “Derailers” and Employment Liability: Or, How to Get Out of the Way Before the Train Jumps its Tracks — from Intown Employer
- Going to the press with an employment dispute = “retaliation”? — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Triggering the Duty of Accommodating Religion — from Workplace Prof Blog
- Timely Attendance Isn’t An Essential Job Function?!? — from Currents: Hot Topics in Employment Law
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Strong Computer Usage Policy Strengthen Claims Against Former Employees — from All in a Day’s Work
- How Did the White House Unmask Its Internal Twitter Critic? — from Shear on Social Media Law
- 11th Cir. Upholds Facebook Discipline of Police Officer — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Nearly half of employers investigate job applicants online — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Fired worker loses smartphone privileges for 3 years for hacking into law firm’s server — from ABA Journal Daily News
- Privacy Suit Over Hidden Cameras in Workplace Bathrooms Reinstated — from Law.com
HR & Employee Relations
- Mandatory Flu Shots for Employees in Connecticut: Fact vs. Fiction — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- The SCOTUS Case That Could Give Voice to More Whistleblowers — from Harvard Business Review
- 5 Ways Your Workplace Bully May Be Breaking The Law — from Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Dress Codes and Grooming Codes in the Workplace — from Blogging4Jobs
- The 5 Biggest Lies In HR — from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Work-life balance: workplace flexibility is trending in the US — from Employment Intelligence
- Sexual abuse: Getting your employees to do the right thing — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
Wage & Hour
- Preview of future overtime lawsuits? — from EmployerLINC
- Are Your Non-Exempt Employees Properly Compensated for All of Their Work Time? — from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- With FMLA audits on the rise – How do US employers stay prepared? — from Employment Intelligence
Labor Relations
- Why Some Companies Want a Unionized Workforce — from Matt Austin Labor Law
- Federal Shutdown Ended, National Labor Relations Board to Resume Full Operations Today — from Labor Relations Today