This week brought us two big stories, each of which I covered, and each of which are big enough to warrant an wrap-up of posts by some of my fellow bloggers.
Senate Clears a Path for Debate on ENDA
- For employers, the practical side of ENDA — from Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Is This The Beginning of ENDA? — from Currents: Hot Topics in Employment Law
- Interviewed on ENDA — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- ENDA Clears Senate Hurdle but House Prospects Look Grim — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Senate on the brink of approving bill to improve LGBT workplace rights — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Miami Dolphins Suspend Ritchie Incognito for Bullying Teammate
- Can Jonathan Martin Sue the Miami Dolphins for Bullying? — from Businessweek
- To Haze or Not to Haze at Work — from The Tim Sackett Project
- Telling the Victim in a Harassment Case to Just Fight Back or Toughen Up Is Not a Solution — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- The Cost of Workplace Bullying: Legal Risks and Workplace Disruption — from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Fired for What!? - Even NFL Locker Rooms Have Limits — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- A Lesson about Employee Complaints from the Miami Dolphins — from WinWinHR
I’d also be remiss if I did not thank Sue Reisinger, writing at Corporate Counsel, for linking to my post from last week, Yes, it’s legal… (10 more things companies can do without breaking the law).
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Texas Takes On the EEOC: The Case You’ve Been Waiting For — from employeescreenIQ Blog
- Pretext: the litigation dirty word — from Warren & Associates Blog
- An Indefinite Leave Of Absence May Be A Reasonable Accommodation?! Wait, Just A New York Minute… — from Employment Law Lookout
- “Big Data” Could Create an Big Discrimination Problems — from Texas Employment Law Blog
- Sexual Harassment of Interns is Allowed— from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Employment Law Made Un-Scary: ADEA — from Manpower Employment Blawg
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Google, The One Stop Shop For All Your Legal Research Needs — from The Sociable Lawyer Blog
- Oops! My Bad! Facebook Firing Based on Mistake — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Facebook Confessions: Will They Hold Up In Court? — from Augmented Legality
- Employer’s social media policy challenged — from Technology for HR
- Generation Y Users Treat BYOD Rules With Contempt — from Ride The Lightning
- How Does Human Resources Use Social Media? — from Unbridled Talent
HR & Employee Relations
- Employees Stealing Your Data - Still an Epidemic — from Ride The Lightning
- Mitigating Your Trade Secret Risk When Hiring an Employee From a Competitor: The Trade Secret Litigator's Five Golden Rules for On-Boarding A New Employee — from Trade Secret Litigator Blog
- When does LinkedIn Activity Violate Non-Solicitation Agreements? — from Trading Secrets
- Trash Your Noncompete Agreement — from HR Examiner with John Sumser
- Guidance on the Use of Biometric Screenings as a Workplace Wellness Tool — from EmployerBrief
Wage & Hour
- Employee or Independent Contractor? How to Tell if Your Workers Are Misclassified — from The Emplawyerologist
- It’s Past Time To Dispel The “Half-Time” Fog — from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Wages for Donning Safety Gear Debated at U.S. High Court — from How Appealing
- Hourly Pay for Weekend Work, Identical to Work Performed During Week and Purportedly Paid at “Day Rates,” Rendered So-Called “Hybrid” Day Rates Impermissible — from Overtime Law Blog
- Employers Fear Exemption Audits And Then Some — from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
Labor Relations
- SCOTUS to Ask, “What about the Employees?” — from LaborPains.org
- New NLRB GC Begins Building Labor Legal Team — from Corporate Counsel
- Why US non-union employers cannot ignore the National Labor Relations Act — from Employment Intelligence
- Michael Jackson’s “Thriller:” The Pro-Labor Rendition — from Labor Relations Institute