WIRTW #312 (the “overtime” edition)

Earlier this week, I reported on the White House call for the Department of Labor to “fix” the overtime regulations for exempt employees. Here’s what some of my fellow blawgers had to say on this issue:

• What Mr. Obama’s call for new overtime rules means to you — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• White House Aims to Give More Workers Overtime Pay — from Corporate Counsel
• Mr. President, You want to fix overtime? Good, but please fix it all! — from Michigan Employment Law
• Overtime scheme more dangerous to economy than minimum wage hike — from Overlawyered
• Obama Proposes New Overtime Regs — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space

Here’s the rest of what I read this week:

Discrimination

• The “N-Word” – “Still A Problem In The American Workplace” — from Employment Discrimination Report
• “Protected class” and the 6th circuit — from Michigan Employment Law Connection
• Is it unreasonable to tell your boss to stop sexually harassing you? — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• ADA: What to do when employee won’t cooperate — from Business Management Daily
• Is the EEOC the New VOGUE? Technical Assistance Publications on Religious Dress and Grooming Released — from All in a Day’s Work
• EEOC Sues Nursing Home, Says It Should Have Accommodated Ill Worker by Shorter Workday — from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• Do You use Social Media to Recruit? — from The L•E•Jer
• More From The #Jury Box: The Latest on Juries and Social Media — from Augmented Legality
• Why No Wi-Fi? New Workplace Sensitivity Issue to Worry About — from HR Daily Advisor
• BYOD Growth and Midsize Firms — from Midsize Insider

HR & Employee Relations

• The Joy of SOX: What employee activity is "protected"? — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
• Do You Self-Censor At Work? — from Lifehacker
• How to stop bullying in the workplace — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• Breaking Bad Habits: If Your Resolutions Are Slipping Away — from Ohio Family Law Blog
• How to Have Friends at Work When You’re the Boss — from Harvard Business Review

Wage & Hour

• Up is Down and Outside is Inside? With FMLA, Not Quite Common Sense — from Connecticut Employment Law Blog

Labor Relations

• NLRB files petition for rehearing in D.R. Horton (class arbitration) case — from ADR Prof Blog
• Suit Claims UAW/VW Neutrality Agreement Violates LMRA — from Labor Relations Today
• NLRB continues quest to expand its authority — from EmployerLINC