What is the oddest job in America? It might be the folks who blur to the naughty bits on Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid. From The Seattle Times:
“This is a totally weird work environment,” said Shaun O’Steen, the 45-year-old leader of the team, which calls itself the Blur Man Group. “I mean, what job can you say, ‘Oh, my God, look at that penis,’ and not have to worry about HR?” … For O’Steen, the task is slightly complicated by one more fact: His desk is opposite that of a 27-year-old who is the only woman and, by far, the youngest member of the blurring group. She is also his wife.
No matter how weird you think your job is, I’m going to bet it’s not this weird.
Here’s what else I read this week:
Discrimination
- Does Talent Selection Tech Pose Discrimination Risks? — via Bloomberg BNA
- What Work Looks Like for Women in Their 50s — via Harvard Business Review
- This sad, sobering video is a reminder that your company still employs knuckledraggers #MoreThanMean — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Is It Time for an Internal Audit to See if Your Company’s Compensation is in Compliance with the Law? What We Can Learn From the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Suit — via Wyatt Employment Law Report
- Does Title VII Protect Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination? The Answer May Be Changing — via Troutman Sanders HR Law Matters
- My Experience With Transgender Bathroom Workplace Issues — via Small Business Trends
- Is There a Silver Lining in the EEOC’s Continuing Quest to Make Employees Untouchable? — via Currents
- SCOTUS: Mistaken retaliation is still retaliation under First Amendment — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Are employees protected from termination for social media posts? — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Cybersecurity Survey Results: What Keeps You Up Nights? — via Attorney at Work
- Cybersecurity and Employee Benefit Plan Fiduciary Duties: Going Beyond HIPAA — via New York Labor and Employment Law Report
- Email privacy bill passes Congress with flying colors — via Engadget HD
- DOJ Launches New Online Resource Regarding Accessible Technology Issues — via Employer Defense Law Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- I Feel a Disturbance in the Work Force — via CUE, Inc.
- If You Have Humans, You Need Human Resources — via Blogging4Jobs
- Should You Have Weed in Your Breakroom? — via Suzanne Lucas, the Evil HR Lady, at Inc.
- Are Courts Still Willing to “Blue Pencil” Overbroad Restrictive Covenants to Make Them Enforceable? — via Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog
- Worried About Your Best Employees Starting Their Own Businesses? Trap Them With An Internal Incubator… — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- FCRA Class Action Lawsuits: The Most Common Violations — via ERC Insights Blog
Wage & Hour
- Ugh. HR consultant hit for $1MM in unpaid overtime — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Uber will pay up to $100 million to settle labor suits — via CNN
- When the DOL comes knocking, will you be prepared? — via HR Hero Line
- This Interactive Tool Calculates the Cost of Your Unpaid Overtime — via Lifehacker
- Overtime Mandate: Impact On Small Business & The Skills Gap — via HR Gazette
- Franchising and the FMLA – Employer’s Guide — via The Franchise Contrarian
Labor Relations
- Verizon implies striking workers are sabotaging its network — via The Verge
- NLRB Argues “Misclassification” of Independent Contractors Is Unfair Labor Practice — via Technology Company Counselor
- The NLRB Slams a Non-Union Financial Services Employer Over Its Commonplace Employee Manual Rules — via Financial Services Employment Law
- Prohibitions Against Employee Recording and the NLRB — via Minnesota Employer
- The NLRB and Arbitration Agreements: The Battle Rages On… — via Janette Levey Frisch’s The Emplawyerologist
OSHA & Workplace Safety
- The high cost of omitting safety training is about to get a whole lot higher — via Meyers Roman’s Ohio OSHA Law Blog
- Workplace Fatalities on the Rise — via Huffington Post
- OSHA Issues Food Law Retaliation Rules — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- OSHA Update — via Employment Essentials