WIRTW #396 (the “walking dead”) edition

I love the creativity of children, mine or otherwise. Donovan can’t recall which of his bandmates came up with the name for his Rock 101 band (performing two free shows at the Music Box Super Club — Jan. 16 @ 2:30 and Jan. 23 @ 1:00), and it’s too good not to share: Zombie Fried Chicken.

There are bands everywhere that wish they had thought of the name first. Too bad, it’s taken.

Here’s the rest of what I read this week:

Discrimination

• Did Bill Clinton “sexually harass” Monica Lewinsky? Uh, no. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• When Is Doing Your Job also a Form of Protected “Complaint”? — via California Labor and Employment Defense Blog
• GINA: If You Are An Employer You Should Know About It — via FisherBroyles
• EEOC Pushes to Expand Title VII’s Reach to Sexual Orientation Claims — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• EEOC makes the case for Title VII prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• Emojis – A Workplace Communications Menace? — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
• Can Sexually Explicit Text Messages Support a Sexual Harassment Claim If The Employee Does Not Report Them? — via Minnesota Employer
• Fired worker may sue over inconsistent enforcement of social media policy — via Technology for HR
• Facebook Thinks Phone Numbers Are Going Away — via Workplace Diva

HR & Employee Relations

• 5 Work Lessons We Can Learn From David Bowie — via Workplace Diva
• The Dark Side of Telecommuting to the Office — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• Creating a Culture Where Employees Speak Up — via Harvard Business Review
• Trade Secret and Noncompete Survey – National Case Graph 2016 — via Fair Competition Law

Wage & Hour

• Don’t let this be the year that your business faces a big wage and hour lawsuit — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• When Should an Intern be Considered an Employee? — via Overtime Lawyer Blog
• What Is A “Percentage Bonus”? — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
• Opposing Counsel: Allowing Employees FMLA Choice is No Cakewalk for Employers — via Thompson’s HR Compliance Expert
• FMLA Designation Notice: 5 Things It Could Tell an Employee — via ERC Insights Blog

Labor Relations

• The NLRB’s Big Mac Attack — via The Employment Brief
• Farewell Unions — It’s Been Real! — via Above the Law
• NLRB Carve Out to Arbitration Clause Not Adequate, says Board — via Matt Austin Labor Law

OSHA & Workplace Safety

• Safeguard Your Workplace Against Crime & Violence — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• Employers Should Use Fall Protection When Maneuvering Around Eleventh Circuit’s OSHA Supervisor Liability Standard — via All in a Day’s Work
• Feds Launch Initiative to Toughen Penalties for Worker Safety Violations — via OSHA Law Blog