Have you heard the one about the coffee chain that wants its employees to engage customers about issues of race and racism in America? Here are the best things I read this past week on this issue, courtesy of Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider:
And here’s the best thing I watched this past week on the issue, care of John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight on HBO.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Double Space in Docs Now Being Used for Age Discrimination — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- In Employment Litigation, the Best Defense is a Good Defense — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- EEOC has defined “ability to interact with others” as a major life activity, making social anxiety disorder a disability under the ADA — via Employment Law Matters
- EEOC Settles ADA Case Against Employer Who Did Not Offer Leave to Probationary Employees — via Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
- 8th Circuit Rejects Trio of ADA cases — via Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
- EEOC Sends Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on ADA and Wellness Programs to OMB for Clearance — via EEOC
- Will Kleiner Win the Discrimination Battle but Lose the Retaliation War? — via WinWinHR
- EEOC quietly moves forward with plans to collect compensation data — via HR Hero Line
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Wearables for Your Wellness Program — via ERC Insights Blog
- Study: When it comes to security, smartphone users aren’t very smart — via Boy Genius Report
- This Arkansas bill would let bosses force employees to friend them on Facebook — via The Washington Post
- Have You Signed A Social Media Prenup? — via Fistful of Talent
- Three Risks That Come With Telecommuting — via In House
- Blogging Law II: Online Shaming — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
- How to Separate the Personal and Professional on Social Media — via Harvard Business Review
- Password security: Your pet’s name, birth date, and “password” are out — via Technology for HR
- Facebook Service: It's Real — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
HR & Employee Relations
- Me - Still Evolving — via Rob Schwartz’s Dad Working
- Can medical marijuana be banned from the workplace? The answer is a bit hazy, expert says — via Washington Business Journal
- Biglaw Mommy: The Case for Flex-Time — via Above the Law
- 15 True Tales of Job Interview Embarrassment — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Panera Bread To Record Employees As They Work — via Workplace Diva
Wage & Hour
- When employees cash paychecks stamped “full payment,” are their OT claims waived? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- DOL Secretary Tells Congress New FLSA Regulations Are Delayed, Outlines Department Priorities — via Wage & Hour Insights
- When Isn’t Your Employee Eligible for FMLA Leave? — via The Emplawyerologist
- What the Heck is FMLA Leave?! — via Blogging4Jobs
Labor Relations
- NLRB to help illegal workers secure visas — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- House Committee Grills NLRB Leaders on “Quickie” Union Election Rule — via TLNT
- Employee Manuals Need Spring Cleaning Thanks to the NLRB — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Don’t Fear Recertification — via LaborPains.org
- How do You Lose a Union Election after Winning It? — via Matt Austin Labor Law