The story of the week? Not the RNC, but Pokémon GO!, something about which I (happily) know very little. What does the blogosphere have to say about this phenomenon?
- Pokémon GO! Catch ‘Em All—All The Workplace Issues, That Is — via Labor & Employment Law Navigator
- Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Oh Look There’s a Pikachu! — via Employment Matters Blog
- The best, or at least most fun, workplace reaction to Pokémon GO — via Steve Boese’s HR Technology
- Just In: Musings on Pokémon Legal Issues Interrupt Law Profs’ Crazy-Busy Summer Schedules — via Law.com
- The ‘Pokemon Go’ Craze: How Should Workplaces Respond? — via SHRM
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Gretchen Carlson v. Roger Ailes — can he sue her? — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Report: Roger Ailes’ Fox News Status Murky Amid Sexual Harassment Probe — via TVLine
- The EEOC Says Training on Workplace Harassment Doesn’t Matter? Not Quite… — via The Emplawyerologist
- Remember that flatulence-cum-discrimination claim from last year? Well, it stinks too. — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
- 10th Circuit ADA Ruling Drives Home the Importance of Written Job Descriptions — via Currents
- ADA accommodation: There’s an app for that — via Business Management Daily
- Does an FMLA Leave Request Double as a Request for a Reasonable Accommodation? Should Employers Care? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Transgender Employment Rights Front And Center For EEOC — via FisherBroyles
Social Media & Technology
- Disney fires, then rehires, intern who shared alligator directive — via Minding the Workplace
- Don’t Let Your Company’s Social Media Team Get You Sued — via In House
- If We Are Moving to a “Gig” Economy Why Are We So Worried About the Employee Experience? — via Blogging4Jobs
- “…a federal crime to visit a website after being told not to visit it” — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Like It or Not, More Employees Are Using Their Own Devices — via Harvard Business Review
HR & Employee Relations
- Telework, Telework, Is That All There Is to Flexwork? — via 1 Million for Work Flexibility
- Want to Make America Work Again? Make Sure HR is a Part of the Conversation! — via Next Blog
- Layoffs Gone Wrong — via California Employment Law
- Local Employers Anticipate RNC Will Bring Challenges, Plan for “Business as (Mostly) Usual” — via ERC Insights Blog
- The Long-Term Effects of Tracking Employee Behavior — via Harvard Business Review
- Employee Requests For Payroll Records: Haste Makes, er, a Hash of Things — via The Labor and Employment Law Blog
- Being on time: A personal rant — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Employment Laws: Where Employees Work or Live — via hr bartender
Wage & Hour
- New Overtime Laws are Coming! — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Evolving Hiring Methods in the Gig Economy — via Gig Employer Blog
- DOL’s Companionship Services Rule Applies Retroactively Says District Court — via Wage & Hour Defense Institute
OSHA & Safety
- Active Shooter Drill Backfires on Employer — via Suits by Suits
- OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Reporting Requirements for Drug & Alcohol Testing — via Stoel Rives World of Employment
- OSHA Announces Delay in Non-Discrimination Provisions, Higher Fines Still Coming in August — via Currents