Do you want to lose credibility, either as a lawyer or a witness? Spend seven minutes during a deposition arguing over the meaning of “photocopier.” Watch this video from The New York Times, which is a dramatic retelling of a deposition from a case decided by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Sixth Circuit and Essential Functions — from Workplace Prof Blog
- Do you have a Donald Sterling in your midst? — from Next Blog
- The EEOC’s $2 Million Same Sex Workplace Decision — from Blogging4Jobs
- Telecommuting as reasonable accommodation? Sure, but not in this case — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Michigan Employers Must Consider Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation — from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- EEOC v. Ford Accelerates Telecommuting Issues — from Corporate Counsel
- Employee Allergic To Service Dog At Work: Rights In Conflict — from Employment Discrimination Report
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Dumb Bosses and Camera Phones - Not a Good Mix for your Company — from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- 7 Ways Twitter has Changed Over the Years — from Social Media Strategies Summit Blog
- Job hunting? Take a closer look at your Facebook page — from Evil HR Lady
- How Private is Private Browsing? — from Ride The Lightning
- Jurors’ Private Social Media Is Off Limits, ABA Tells Lawyers — from WSJ.com: Law Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Employee committed firing offense? Terminate ASAP–or else prepare for court — from Business Management Daily
- Swift Investigation of Sterling-Clippers Discrimination Incident Well Played — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- 7 signs it’s time to hire in-house HR — from MonsterThinking
- Apple and Google will settle no-poaching conspiracy lawsuit — from Boy Genius Report
- Are FCRA Class Actions A New Form Of Wage & Hour Lawsuits? — from Workplace Class Action Litigation
Wage & Hour
- Why a Quarter of Americans Don’t Trust Their Employers — from Harvard Business Review
- Senate Confirms Controversial New Wage and Hour Administrator — from TLNT
- My Salaried Employee Has No PTO But Needs Time Off—What Can I Do? — from HR Daily Advisor
- Buffalo Jills Boo Bosses but Lawsuit Raises Question: Are NFL Cheerleaders “Employees” Protected by Minimum Wage Laws? — from Suits by Suits
- I’m an Executive, You’re an Executive, We’re All Executives! 8th Circuit Lowers the Bar for FLSA “Executive” Exemption — from Wage & Hour Insights
- Exotic Dancers - Employees or Independent Contractors? — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
Labor Relations
- Social Media Policies — ALJ Disregards Guidance From NLRB General Counsel — from HR Defense Blog
- NLRB Will Consider the Northwestern Football Player Ruling — from All in a Day’s Work
- What employees say on social media may be protected speech — from MonsterThinking
- ALJ strikes social media policy disclaimer for work-related speech — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog