Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, one the Court’s most anticipated cases in years, which will (hopefully) decided the fate of same-sex marriage rights.
The web’s best coverage of the oral argument and its implications comes from SCOTUSblog:
- “Super-cuts” from same-sex marriage arguments
- No clear answers on same-sex marriage: In Plain English
- Argument analysis: Justice Kennedy, hesitant but leaning
- Evening round-up: Today’s argument in Obergefell v. Hodges
Stay tuned. The decision is expected in June, and I’ll be sure to report on its implications for your workplace.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- If Bruce Jenner Were Your Employee — via Inc.com
- “My religion or my job?” That’s a bad workplace question. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- EEOC Commissioner Offers Helpful Guidance to Employers on Providing Accommodations to Pregnant Employees — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Look! Abercrombie Finally Shifts Hiring Focus After Years of Lawsuits — via In House
- EEOC Considers Commuting a Major Life Activity — via FEDweek
- Spate of Gender Discrimination Lawsuits Against Silicon Valley Technology Companies Highlights the Importance of Adopting and Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Policies and Procedures — via Technology Company Counselor
- You Accommodate Your Employees, But Do They Accommodate Your Customers? — via All in a Day’s Work
- Hey – that EEOC wellness rule isn’t half bad — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Company Settles ADA Suit Alleging Violation of Law’s Medical Inquiries, Confidentiality Clauses — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- What Do You Do When The Ugly Allegations In A Lawsuit Against Your Company Go Viral? — via The Labor Dish
- Periscope hit 1 million users in its first 10 days — via The Verge
- Do You Lock Your Phone with a Passcode? — via Lifehacker
- Will the Second Circuit “Like” the NLRB’s Recent Stance on Social Media? An Update on the Facebook “Like” Firing Case — via Employment Matters Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Is 2015 Becoming the Year of the Employee? — via TLNT
- Watch This Great Webinar on Working Dads, Paternity Leave and Workplace Flexibility — via Fathers, Work and Family
- Weasels and Sociopaths — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
- Is HR Legally Liable for a Boss’s Bad Behavior? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- My Co-Worker Called Me A Mother F!@#%r — via Evil Skippy at Work
- The 18 Hottest Background Screening Trends — via Newton Software Blog
- OSHA steps into center ring in unusual accident probe — via Business Management Daily
Wage & Hour
- FLSA Exemption Changes: Some Compensation Alternatives For Salaried Employees — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Gawker FLSA Collective Action Illustrates Clash of Technology and Law — via Above the Law
- Reimbursing Employees for Business Expenses: The FLSA Kickback Rule — via Wage & Hour Insights
- Is Intermittent FMLA Giving You a Chronic Headache? — via The Emplawyerologist
- Eighth Circuit Holds Early Stage Illness Does Not Warrant FMLA Leave — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
Labor Relations
- When Reviewing a Reinstatement Decision by an Arbitrator, Consider Over a Dozen Factors — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Update on NLRB Election Rules Challenge — via Workplace Prof Blog
- The More the Merrier? A New Lawsuit Against the NLRB’s Election Rule Encounters an Early Setback — via Vorys on Labor
- Con-Way Says No To Teamsters — via Labor Relations Today
- Ambush Elections: Use the Force? — via Labor Relations Institute