Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- See something, say something, then get ready for bias charges or a lawsuit — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Why you need to consciously fight your unconscious bias when hiring — via Next Blog
- EEOC On Site Inspections – What you need to know and should be thinking about. — via Smooth Transitions
- EEOC on Wellness Programs: Final Rule, Q&A, and Sample Notice — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Who’s GINA and Why Does She Care About Your Employee Wellness Plan? — via The Emplawyerologist
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination: What Educational Institutions Need To Know — via Employment Essentials
- Side Effects of Medication, Bad Conduct and ADA Protection — via Understanding the ADA
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, But Firing Someone For It Is Illegal To Do — via Employment Discrimination Report
Social Media & Tech
- Workers worry wearables in the office will lead to spying bosses — via The Inquirer
- Goldman Sachs Reads Employee Emails. Here’s What It Looks For — via Money
- Hands Off My Smiley Face: Emoji Become Corporate Tools — via The New York Times
- Data Breaches Now Cost $4 Million on Average — via Fortune
- A Wisconsin Mom-and-Pop Shop Proves Any Small Business Could Fall Victim to Chinese Hackers — via Inc.
- Microsoft’s Purchase of LinkedIn: What it Means for Lawyers — via Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites
- Are LinkedIn Endorsements Important? — via InhouseBlog.com
- Trade Secret Computer Inspections Should Require More than Knee Jerk Reactions — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor
HR & Employee Relations
- New Hampshire Becomes Second State with Right To Request Flexibility — via 1 Million for Work Flexibility
- Workplace Violence and Vigilance After Orlando Tragedy — via Workplace Prof Blog
- Legislative Wrap-Up: Labor & Employment – Ohio Chamber Blog — via Ohio Chamber Blog
- Trump and Workforce Planning: The Number of FTEs in Donald’s Organization Suggest He Can’t Win — via The HR Capitalist. Kris Dunn
- Should Non-Compete Agreements Include a Partial Salary? — via Workplace Diva
- Asking Your Boss to Telecommute — via hr bartender
Wage & Hour
- How Will You Tell Them They’ll Have to Punch In? — via TLNT
- The Spirit of the FLSA Haunts a Highly Paid Employee — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Here’s a tip: Don’t skim from employee tips — via Wage & Hour Insights
- D.C. Lawmakers Join California and New York Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 — via LE Blog
- When does a telecommuter qualify for FMLA under the 50/75 rule? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Labor Relations
- DOL’s New Persuader Rules Take Effect Soon – Are You Ready? — via Employment Law Worldview
- Business Groups and Others Support Browning-Ferris’s Appeal of the NLRB’s New “Joint Employer” Standard — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™