We just added this piece of art to our home.
This particular painting is special to our family. If you look closely…
The artist, Anthony Kleem, likes to include friends and family in his paintings, and he happens to love our kids. How could we not buy it?
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- HR 101: Temporary disabilities and the ADA — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Dilemma of the Month: When a Personal Matter Gets Professional — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Preventing Discrimination For Dummies! — via FisherBroyles
- Transgender Bathroom Access — via Employment Law Lookout
- Does my black face make me look more diverse? — via The Tim Sackett Project
- EEOC Continues Visible Stance on Sexual Orientation Discrimination Protection — via Currents
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Top 7 Data Security Lessons for In-House Counsel — via In House
- “BYOD”—the pitfalls of bring-your-own-device policies — via Technology for HR
- Home Depot to pay nearly $20M over 2014 data breach that affected more than 40M customers — via ABA Journal Daily News
- Your Boss Cares About Your Health and Happiness—Really — via Fitbit Blog
- Emojis At Work: They’re Not the Enemy — via Blogging4Jobs
HR & Employee Relations
- Ohio Ranks In Top-10 for Small Business Climate — via Ohio Chamber Blog
- Amazon is using scare tactics to deter employee theft — via The Verge
- Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of employees? The Shadow knows. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Employee Relations! — via Next Blog
- Don’t decide to fire that employee at the end of the day — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- “When this happens firefighters are praised, but then disciplined.” — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- March Madness in the Workplace: Boosting Morale or Legal Nightmare? — via ERC Insights Blog
Wage & Hour
- 2017 DOL Survey Coming on “Gig” Economy — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- In the Beginning… — via Compensation Cafe
- Unreported Working Lunches May Still Be Work Time — via Wage & Hour Insights
- Lawyers’ FLSA advice may be discoverable — via Employer Law Report
Labor Relations
- Big Labor’s $420 Million Political Advocacy Budget — via LaborPains.org
- BREAKING: CT Supreme Court Gives Employers Using Independent Contractors A Big Victory — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- The Battle Over the Status of Uber and Lyft Drivers Continues — via Labor Relations Today
- Employers Can’t Press Mute on Employee Solicitations at Work, NLRB Says — via The Employment Brief
OSHA & Workplace Safety
- New workplace safety and environmental crime initiative will use cross-enforcement — via HR Hero Line
- Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements – Posting 300A — via OSHA Law Blog
- Eleventh Circuit Upholds OSHA Violation with Participating Supervisor — via OSHA Law Update