WIRTW #398 (the “doorbell” edition)

Someday, Donovan will comb through the archives of this blog and ask, “Dad, you sure wrote a lot about Norah’s music. What about mine?”

So, in the name of equal time and equal pride, I bring you Zombie Fried Chicken, with Donovan on keys (and big sis on drums), doing the White Stripes “My Doorbell.” (Donovan’s song intro, by the way, was totally spontaneous and improvised, and purely adorable).


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

• Transgender roadmap: 10 steps the EEOC thinks employers should take — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• EEOC Rejects “Manager Rule” in New (Proposed) Retaliation Guidance — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
• An Explainer Video on OWBPA-Compliant Separation Agreements — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Do You Have to Allow Unscheduled Prayer Breaks? — via The Emplawyerologist
• Are smarter people actually less racist? — via Wonkblog
• What #OscarsSoWhite Teaches Us About Disparate Impact — via EntertainHR
• The Truth About Affirmative Action — via Workplace Insights
• What Employers Should Know – Listen To The EEOC — via Workplace Class Action Litigation
• ADA Accommodations – Reassignment Redux — via Matrix Radar

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• What GCs Need to Know About HR Technology — via Employment Law Navigator
• It’s Not Harassment To Talk Tough About Your Court Case (And Litigation Opponent) In Social Media — via Technology & Marketing Law Blog
• Social media posts: a fireable offense? — via Technology for HR
• The Legality of Tracking Employees By GPS — via Employment Law Lookout
• CAN-SPAM 101: A Crash Course in Bulk Email Regulations — via Copyblogger

HR & Employee Relations

• Even Tiny Companies Need a Handbook — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• The Most Important Talent Question Is: “Would You Trust This Person To Represent You?” — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
• The painful truth: Prescription drug abuse on the rise at work — via Business Management Daily

Wage & Hour

• Brace for more litigation based on feds’ new joint employment guidance, labor lawyers tell companies ABA Journal Daily News
• Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Outten & Golden Employment Law Blog
• Break time for nursing mothers: legal requirements and lactation policies HR Hero Line
• How do you handle FMLA and FLSA for a snow day office closure? Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• FMLA FAQ: How Do Snow Days Affect FMLA Leave? Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights

Labor Relations

• National Labor Relations Board’s Unorthodox Treatment of McDonald’s Joint Employer Case — via Matt Austin Labor Law
• NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Standard To Be Put To The Test In Federal Court — via Labor Relations
• Can You Prohibit Employees from Taking Photos At Work? — via Next Blog
• Captive Audience Petition — via Workplace Prof Blog
• Big Labor Spends Big Money—On Big Pleasure? — via LaborPains.org
• Union Bailout Update — via Labor Relations Institute

OSHA & Workplace Safety

• The OSHA 300 Deadline is almost here! Are you ready? — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• New DOJ/DOL Initiative Criminalizes Worker Safety Violations – Employment Law This Week — via OSHA Law Update