There is only one person that I chose to live with longer than my wife—Rob Schwartz, my college roommate. We shared a doom room, and then an apartment, for four years in Binghamton, NY. It’s no wonder that our world views are so similar. I cannot more highly recommend his newly launched blog, Dad Working. His mission:
There are tons of blogs about the challenges of working moms and I recognize the reality in their struggles, too. I’m hoping to fill the gap for those fathers who also strive and struggle with the expectations of home and work while presenting a new view of what it means to be one of two working parents.
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging (or, as I call it, my addiction).
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch: employers as mind-readers — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Take Me To Court: The EEOC Is Allowed To Continue Pursuit Of Individual Prayer Break Religious Discrimination Claims — via EEOC Year-End Countdown
- Title IX: an employment law too? — via Employment Law Bits
- Collision course? LGBT protection and religious freedom — via Michigan Employment Law Connection
- Addiction and the ADA: The “Current User,” Safe Harbor — via Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Employers, don’t be caught in the “bogus RIF” trap! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Secret’s Safe With Me — Or is It? Workplace Privacy in the Internet Age — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Yes, It’s Evil: Why You Really Need to Restrict Email in the Office — via TLNT
- Are Facebook Photos More Discoverable In Litigation Than Other Social Media Content? — via Technology & Marketing Law
- Before Uber revolutionizes labor, it's going to have to explain these embarrassing emails — via Verge
- Top 5 Legal Issues in the Internet of Things, Part 1: Data Security & Privacy — via Augmented Legality
- Hack to the Future: Ten Cyber Risk Developments Watch in 2015 — via The D & O Diary
HR & Employee Relations
- Managing Inclement Weather — via Employer Law Report
- Evil Skippy’s Top Ten Ways To Avoid Workplace Embarrassment — via Evil Skippy at Work
- Employee Handbook Basics for Small Businesses — via Blogging4Jobs
- Follow the DOs and DONTs of Background Checking in 2015 — via Workplace Insights
Wage & Hour
- Why Having a Compensation Strategy is a Must — via ERC’s HR Insights Blog
- Do You Have to Offer Your “Temps” Coverage Under the ACA? — via The Emplawyerologist
- In Wage and Hour lawsuits it is not just the company that gets sued! — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- A Substantial Salary-Test Jump Is Likely — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- To Be or Not to Be … An Employee – Second Circuit Expected to Answer Question of When an Intern is an Employee — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Can Your Employer Force You To Sign A Contract Saying You Volunteered To Work On Sunday? — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Underreporting of Time Not An Excuse To Violate the FLSA — via Overtime Lawyer Blog
- Another FLSA Off-the-Clock Case: Employees Allegedly Ordered Not To Report Time — via Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
Labor Relations
- Labor Union Membership Up Big Locally and Down Nationally, Recent Statistics Show — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- The National Labor Relations Board 2014 Year in Review — via Pennsylvania Labor and Employment Blog
- Labor Relations Board Under Renewed Attack — via Workplace Fairness
- NLRB rulings have far-reaching impact on employers and policies — via HR Hero Line
- Cannot Fire Employees for Foul Language if Cursing is Part of the Corporate Culture — via Matt Austin Labor Law