In my never-ending quest to be an employment lawyer and manager for my 8-year-old daughter’s burgeoning rock career, I bring you 4:50 of melt your face off rock and roll from last weekend’s School of Rock Joan Jett show. That’s Norah killing the lead guitar on “You Got A Problem,” and closing the show with “Bad Reputation.”
My personal favorite part—Norah’s demure, “Thank you very much / Have a good afternoon” after screaming about her bad reputation. Who said polite manners and rock ‘n’ roll don’t mix?
You can check out the repeat performance tomorrow, January 24, at 1 pm at the Music Box Supper Club.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- New Retaliation Standard of Proof Shows Its Teeth — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Keeping Up With the EEOC in 2015 — via Law.com - In-House Counsel
- Donuts & Pregnancy Rumors: A Cautionary Tale — via All in a Day’s Work
- A hospital may have broken the law by NOT hiring a convicted meth dealer — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Does sex discrimination protection extend to everyone? — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Telecommuting Discrimination — via hr bartender
- EEOC’s Arguments to Supreme Court Antithesis of Transparency and Open Government — via WinWinHR
- Is It Time To Make Fat People A Protected Class? — via Above the Law
- Five errors that make defending an employment lawsuit harder — via California Employment Law Report
- You’ve gotta be kidding. THIS is retaliation? — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Why Companies Are Doling Out Wearable Devices to Employees — via Next Blog
- Do We Need a “Right to Be Forgotten” in the U.S.? — via Technologist
- Glassdoor Matters Because ALL of Your Employees Are Now Used to Rating Things — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
HR & Employee Relations
- Should I Check With A Lawyer Before Firing Someone? — via Evil Skippy at Work
- Background Checks – Should We or Shouldn’t We? — via Genesis HR Solutions
- Background Checks: The Devil Is In The Detail — via fyiscreening.com
- 20 Things You Wish Your Coworkers Wouldn’t Do — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Debunking 4 Common PEO Myths — via GMS Blog
Wage & Hour
- Wage-Hour Litigation To Rise in 2015: So What Else Is New? — via Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Judge Vacates Parts of USDOL Home-Care Regulation — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Eleventh Circuit Explains That Employer Knowledge of Work Renders It Compensable — via Wage and Hour Law Update
- Should I let employees just leave a voicemail message when they’re going to be out sick? — via Ask a Manager
- Employer Requires Employee to Work During FMLA Leave. Ummmm, Is This a Problem? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
Labor Relations
- Technological change drives three new NLRB decisions — via Business Management Daily
- Newly Released Guidance from NLRB Regarding Social Media Policies — via Matt Austin Labor Law