Today is National Love Your Lawyer Day (really). From the American Lawyers Public Image Association:
Around the world, Love Your Lawyer Day… is the one day of the year designated to celebrate lawyers…. Our goal is to highlight the good that lawyers do, often thanklessly….
Is it too much to ask for people to refrain from lawyer bashing and telling tasteless lawyer jokes for a single day? Surely you can do it. And, if for some reason, you're unable to tame your tongue for that 24-hour span (like if you're a late-night talk show host), then donate $20 to charity for every joke you tell. Deal?
This special day is not just about acknowledging and celebrating legal professionals. One of the initiatives for *Global* Lawyer Your Lawyer Day is to ask lawyers to either perform one hour of pro bono work or donate the equivalent of one billable hour to their favorite charity.
Do you love your lawyer—either me (hint, hint) or someone else? Show your love, in the comments below, or hit me on Twitter @jonhyman with #LoveYourLawyerDay. As for me, I’ll pick up my end of the bargain by donating my one hour of pro bono work.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Straight from the source: EEOC’s 10 hottest litigation trends — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Frightened by Employment Law? Just Think About “Naughty Nurses” — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Latest study indicates rampant transgender discrimination at work — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- District Court Agrees with EEOC: Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Age Detection Software Poses Big Risk for Employers — via Employment Matters Blog
- Catch 22 of Disclosing Disabilities for Job Seekers — via Families and Work Institute Blog
- Too Old for NBC? — via The L•E•Jer
- Former Twitter manager blasts company over diversity problem — via The Verge
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Workplace surveillance in a world where everyone’s watching — via Technology for HR
- Dear Employer: Is Your Social Media Policy Legal? — via SES Legal Education Blog
- Is Face-to-Face Communication Gone in the Digital Age? — via SocialFish
- Want Insight Into HR Systems and Where They’re Going? This Survey Lets You Know — via TLNT
- The Inbox – Some Like It Not — via Suits by Suits
- What the Supreme Court’s Spokeo Case Means for Privacy, Tech — via Technologist
- NAIC Adopts Cybersecurity Bill of Rights — via Data Privacy Monitor
HR & Employee Relations
- When Someone Asks You for a Reference — via Harvard Business Review
- Beware The Trojan Horse Of “Rewards” With Noncompetes — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Beware Company “Perks” That are Just Incentives to Work Long Hours — via Lifehacker
- A 21st Century Workplace Question: To Drink on the Job, or Not to Drink on the Job? — via TLNT
- Protecting Intellectual Property Throughout Its Lifecycle — via Trading Secrets
- When and Why Do You Need to Conduct a Workplace Investigation? and How Should (and Shouldn’t) You Conduct a Workplace Investigation? — via i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
- Uber as Employer: The Boss Is an Algorithm — via WSJ.com Law Blog
Wage & Hour
- Which employment related claim is filed most often? — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Playing with FLSA Fire: Lawsuit over Call Center’s Aggressive “Idle Time” Deductions Proceeds — via Doug Hass’s The Day Shift
- Worker Misclassification Suit Against Amazon — via Workplace Prof Blog
- First Uber – Now Amazon – Independent Contractor or Not? — via Smooth Transitions
- Can an Employer Require That an Employee Sign a Form Confirming He Took FMLA Leave for the Reason Provided (To Combat FMLA Abuse)? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- FMLA, No-Fault Attendance Policies and the Statute of Limitations — via Cleveland Employment Law Blog
Labor Relations
- Employer Had No Duty to Bargain Over Use of GPS Tracking Device — via Labor Relations Today
- ‘Tis the season for holiday protests: Retailers, know your rights — via HR Hero Line
- In Historic Ruling, NLRB Says Tucson Taxi Drivers are Employees — via Workplace Fairness