True confession—I do not like Halloween. I never did. As a kid, I tolerated the holiday because it brought a bounty of candy. As I aged out of trick or treating, however, whatever soft feelings I had for the holiday devolved to hardened ire. The only good thing about Halloween is that it makes way for the Godfather I and II of holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Here’s some stuff you need to know about Halloween and your workplace.
- Employers Beware: Five Tips for Celebrating Halloween in the Workplace — via Employment Intelligence
- Halloween in the workplace? Bah! Humbug! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- 5 Tips For Your Office Halloween Party — via The Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas, writing at Inc.com
- Top 5 fears workers have about their jobs — via Cleveland.com
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- More Transgender Discrimination as Sex Discrimination — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- LGBT charges are rolling in, EEOC Commissioner says — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- One-Armed Security Guard Wins ADA Case — via Minnesota Employer
- Employer must consider “job restructuring” if such restructuring would accommodate disabled employee without undue hardship — via Employment Law Matters
- EEOC is Challenging Some Corporate Wellness Programs as Violating the ADA — via Texas Employment Law Blog
- How Courts View Post-Employment Retaliation Claims — via Corporate Counsel
- OCR issues dear colleague letter on bullying on the basis of disability — via Understanding the ADA
- The Taller You Are, The More Your Income: We Re-Visit Appearance Bias — via Employment Discrimination Report
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Social media blunders cost a chef and a chief their jobs — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
- PGA President Fired For Calling Ian Poulter "Lil Girl" On Twitter — via Deadspin
- Is Ello something — or not? — via Real Lawyers Have Blogs
- Disruptive Technology in the Workplace: Employment Law Considerations — via Technology Company Counselor
- 5 best practices for lawfully monitoring your employees’ social media activities — via The Philadelphia Business Journal
- Do you know what apps your employees use? — via WSJ.com
- A Perk of BYOD Policies at Work — via Next Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Is the Future of the Desk a Coffee Shop Table? — via Blogging4Jobs
- Bad bosses literally can make you sick, research finds — via NorthJersey.com
- Dazed and confused: Unemployment benefits OKed for Michigan medical marijuana users — via Employer Advocate
- Today in Small Business: When the Ebola Virus Touches a Business — via You’re the Boss Blog
- Say, What?! The 12 Worst Things An Intern Can Say At Work — via Workplace Diva
- Yes, You Really Do Need to Screen Temporary Holiday Employees — via TLNT
- Do Employers Have To Warn You Before Firing You? — via Evil Skippy at Work
- US Whistleblower Laws: What Employers Need to Know — via i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
Wage & Hour
- NBC Inks $6.4 Million Deal to Stem Intern Uprising — via Law.com
- The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision on the Taxation of Severance Payments — via Suits by Suits
- Wage and Hour Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court: Part 1--Integrity Staffing — via Wage & Hour Insights
- Lee v. Dynamex Operations: Defining “Employee” in Misclassification Context — via Impact Litigation Journal
- NCAA Sued For Wage Violations — via Impact Litigation Journal
Labor Relations
- NLRB Sinks Confidentiality Clause of “Titanic” Director James Cameron — via Matt Austin Labor Law
- Union Campaign Heats Up At B’more Jimmy Johns — via Labor Relations Today
- The NLRB―the new elephant in the room — via HR Hero Line