Today is Valentine’s Day. People will send each other more than a billion cards. If some of those cards are sent in your workplace, you might want to read the following, from deep in the archives: 
- Nothing can go wrong when employees date each other, right?
- Patrice O’Neal on sexual harassment (NSFW)
- Can George Costanza sue for sexual harassment or retaliation?
- When office romances go bad
- Top 10 reasons not to date at work
You can also read the following, posted elsewhere this week:
- Love, Sex and Office Romance — from CostofWork
- Office Romances Rock If Your Workplace Is Like College — from Workplace Diva
- Should HR Prevent Office Romances? — from Talent Zoo
- Cupid’s Arrow Can Be Painful — from BusinessWest
- How To Have A Secret Office Romance — from Business Insider
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- You, Biased? No, It’s Your Brain — from Workforce
- 50 Years Ago, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passes the House of Representatives — from Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
- The Civil Rights Act Was Not As Important As You Think — from New Republic
- New EEOC stats: Charges down, retaliation up — from Business Management Daily
- EEOC’s Lawsuit Challenging CVS Separation Agreements Is a Big Deal — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- What’s the best way to talk to pregnant employees? — from Warren & Associates Blog
- “Steering” Is 2014’s New Twist on Discrimination — from HR Daily Advisor
- Temporary disabilities and the ADA — from Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Two-thirds of Americans now have smartphones — from Engadget Mobile
- Employees Won’t Stop Bringing Phones to Work, but That’s Not Necessarily Bad — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- 3 Things to Consider Before Having A Bring Your Own Device Policy — from Blogging4Jobs
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim dismissed where plaintiff failed to adequately plead loss or damage — from Internet Cases
- Delaware Supreme Court Rules On Admissibility of Facebook Evidence — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- In defense of work — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- The high cost of turnover — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- A Dose of Office Gossip May Help Your Group Run Smoothly — from Lifehacker
- Are you using the correct forms to conduct background checks? — from HR Hero Line
- How to spot a lying employee — from MonsterThinking
- Workplace Investigations – Dealing with the Aftermath (Part 2) — from WinWinHR
- Whole Foods Hit With FCRA Class Action For Background Checks — from employeescreenIQ Blog
Wage & Hour
- The FLSA Applies to Public Sector Employers, Too — from Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog
- Wage and Hour Snow Storms — from Jonathan Segal
- “I’m beat, time for my break!” Rest and Meal Periods under the FLSA. — from Michigan Employment Law
- Avis Loses De-Cert Motion In Shift Managers FLSA Collective Overtime Action — from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- New bill in Congress will revamp FMLA to cover smaller employers — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Employment Law IQ: FMLA Interference – What Would You Do? Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions
- FMLA 20-Year Anniversary: How Does Your Company Measure Up? — from In House
Labor Relations
- Player-union attempt gets under way — from ESPN
- NLRB and Wal-Mart Face Off Over Strikes — from Corporate Counsel
- The Obama NLRB and confidentiality rules — from Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Overview of Union Access Rights to Shopping Centers — from Matt Austin Labor Law
Until next week: