Earlier this week, I wrote about the importance of work/life balance to working dads. Today I thought I’d share some other thoughts on the issue I found on the Web this week:
- For Father’s Day, Get Rid of Working-Father Myths — from Families and Work Institute Blog
- The Rise of the Hands-On Dad — from Harvard Business Review
- Work-Life Balance: A Bad Concept That Ignores The Real Problem — from TLNT
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- EEOC’s David Lopez Addresses Connecticut Bar Association — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- EEOC sues a nonprofit that assists the disabled for, yep, disability discrimination — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Defending EEOC Charges: “Don’t Use An Attorney Unless Really Necessary” Says Veteran Defender — from Employment Discrimination Report
- Gender and Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace — from Ohio HR Law
- Obama to Sign Executive Order Prohibiting Sexual Orientation Discrimination — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Is the EEOC the new NLRB? — from Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Does an Employer Have an Obligation to Provide Accommodations to Pregnant Employees? Don't Follow This Employer's Lead — from FMLA Insights
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Social media applicant searches too risky — from Technology for HR
- Every Legal App for iPhone and iPad — from Lawyerist
- Jurors Behaving Badly — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Tweet served as evidence of initial interest confusion in trade dress case — from Internet Cases
- Majority of US House supports overhaul of email privacy protections — from The Verge
HR & Employee Relations
- Beware of employees who are too eager to please — from Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Non-Competes on the Rise? — from Smooth Transitions
- What You Need to Know Before Signing a Noncompete Agreement — from Lifehacker
- The Wildcard in Noncompete Litigation – The Judge — from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Divided Appellate Court Voids Employer’s Non-Compete Covenants Because One Employee Did Not Sign — from Trading Secrets
- How to Create an Awesome Company Culture (No Perks Necessary) — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Top 10 Things Employers Should Never Do — from Blogging4Jobs
Wage & Hour
- Wage and Hour Lawsuits Against McDonalds, Too: Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting Back — from Employment Lawyer Blog
- Interns Win One, Lose One, In Having Misclassification Cases Conditionally Certified In New York — from Employment Class Action Blog
- Another Example of Owner Liability for Unpaid Wages and Liquidated Damages for Employee Misclassification — from Employment Matters Blog
- Must Know Facts for Hiring Teenagers this Summer — from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- July 4th and other Paid Holiday Trends — from ERC Insights Blog
- FLSA Settlements – Doesn’t Mean It is Over Yet — from Wage & Hour Defense Institute
- Are you aware the Feds are about to rattle your world? — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- DOL to Revise Definition of “Spouse” in FMLA Regulations — from Health Employment and Labor
- In the News -- Paid Leave — from Workplace Prof Blog
Labor Relations
- Board GC Seeks To Change Work Email Rule — from Labor Relations Today
- NLRB Asserts Jurisdiction Over a Charter School in New York — from New York Labor and Employment Law Report
- NLRB Strikes Down Employee Conduct Rules and Non-Disclosure Agreement, Reminding Employers to Be Mindful of Their Policies — from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- Here’s Your [Expletive] Latte! — from The Employment Brief
- Confiscating Union Literature and Engaging in Surveillance of Union Activities Invalidates Election — from Vorys on Labor