Ever since my wife and I went to see Rhett Miller a couple of weeks ago, Lost Without You has been stuck in an unending loop in our collective head. Now, it is my gift to you.
For earworms, you could do a whole lot worse. At least Lost Without You is a good song. It could be It’s A Small World.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Despite Employment Discrimination Training, “Human Nature Often Rears Its Ugly Head” — via Employment Discrimination Report
- Seed and Fertilizer Providers to Pay $187,500 for Genetic Information and Disability Discrimination — via EEOC News Releases
- Obesity: Grounds for Unlawful Discrimination in Europe? — via LE Blog
- Is your wellness program illegal according to the EEOC? — via Omega HR Solutions
- 3 Tips for Harassment Investigations — via Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Sexting, flirting, but no sexual harassment here — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Home Depot switches execs to iPhones, MacBooks as it blames Windows for massive breach — via TiPb
- Harvard secretly installed cameras in lecture halls to monitor student attendance — via The Verge
HR & Employee Relations
- Tuesday’s GOP “shellacking” may not change much for employers — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- The Workplace Issues That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night — via TLNT
- Everything You Need to Know About Paid Sick Leave — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- The Right Way to do an Exit Interview — via Blogging4Jobs
- Study: Men value work flexibility, too — via Business Management Daily
- Background Check Settlements Still Costing Employers Big Dollars — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Wage & Hour
- Why a 40-Hour Worker Means More to Small Businesses — via WSJ.com: Small Business
- A Labor and Employment Audit of Santa’s Workshop — via New York Labor and Employment Law Report
- Intern-Employee FLSA Case Dismissed Because Clinical Experience Is Not “Work” — via Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Put Up or Shut Up: 8th Circuit Shuts Down Overtime Claim Because Plaintiff’s Guestimates of His Hours Worked Are Insufficient — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Gentlemen’s Club Cannot Strip Dancers of Employee Status — via Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- Wage & Hour Litigation Insurance: A Viable Option for Employers Wishing to Mitigate Risk? — via Washington Workplace Law
Labor Relations
- In Murphy Oil, NLRB Reaffirms Its Stance on Class Action Waivers — via In House
- Obama Withdraws NLRB nominee — via The Hill’s Briefing Room