“Daddy, this guy wants to talk to me, but he needs your permission first.” My daughter came running over to me last Saturday at the Rock Hall with those words. She was waiting backstage for her Joan Jett band to go on. Typically, that statement would have given me pause, but given the number of news cameras that were around, I had an idea “this guy” was legit. Here’s the result:
This wasn’t Norah’s only press of the day. Here’s a clip from another local news channel, this one of a “future superstar” (their words, not mine) doing her thing on stage:The hits keep on coming for my little girl, and I’ll keep sharing them.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Do You Hear What I Hear? Accent Discrimination in the Workplace. — via Fitzpatrick on Employment Law
- Can you sack an employee for having “friends with benefits”? — via Employment Law Worldview
- Equal Protection, LGBT and Religious Freedom — via Cleveland Employment Law Blog
- Sniffing out an ADA case: Aromatherapy at work sparks questions — via HR Hero Line
- EEOC: U.S. Army’s bathroom restriction on transgender employee was sex discrimination — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation: EEOC v. Ford Motor Company en banc Decision — via Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Special Post: 6th Circuit Reverses Its Decision on Telecommuting and the ADA–But Does it Change Anything? — via The Emplawyerologist
- More Road Rules: Telecommuting as a “Reasonable Accommodation” Under ADA Gets an Update — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Litigators Who Don’t Know Enough About E-Discovery Should Be Afraid, Very Afraid — via Above the Law
- The “Where” of Data Security — via Privacy and Data Security Insight
- The Use of Social Media During the Hiring Process: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? — via New York Labor and Employment Law Report
HR & Employee Relations
- Bring Your Child to Work Day: Swap Your Briefcase for a Backpack — via ERC Insights Blog
- When Employees Steal: Five Reasons Your Business Could Be Vulnerable to Fraud — via FRAUDfiles
- Work-Life Friendly Employers Are a Click Away — via Families and Work Institute Blog
- Paternity Leave Workplace Basics — via Blogging4Jobs
Wage & Hour
- DOL to Enforce Same-Sex Spouses FMLA Regulation In All But Four States — via The Labor and Employment Law Blog
- DOL Will Not Enforce Final FMLA Regulation Regarding Same-Sex Spouses in Four States — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- What Can an Employer Do If an Exempt Employee Fails to Work 40 Hours? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Pennsylvania Federal Court: Cosmetology Student Not An “Employee” Entitled To Minimum Wage — via Wage and Hour Law Update
- 9th Circuit Splits with 4th, 5th Circuits, Finds Auto Dealer Service Advisors Not Exempt Under FLSA — via Doug Hass’s Wage & Hour Insights
- Is Your Social Media Influencer or Blogger an Employee or an Independent Contractor? What Companies Need To Know Before They Engage Bloggers and Other Independent Contractors — via Employment Law Watch
Labor Relations
- Why We’ve Decided to Organize — via Gawker
- Quickie elections, ASAP! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- NLRB Representation Rules Now in Effect — via Workplace Prof Blog