I never thought I’d be the parent of private school kids. I am a proud survivor of the School District of Philadelphia, and always assumed that my kids would also attend public school. Then we found Lake Ridge Academy. Without sounding like too much of an advertisement for the school, it was the best decision and investment we made for our family.
Case in point — the fifth grade starts every school year with an overnight science trip to Stone Lab, an Ohio State teaching and research lab on Lake Erie. They study marine life, fish (and dissect fish), otherwise explore nature, and bond. Norah reports that she’s been looking forward to the experience since, as a kindergartener five years ago, she saw the fifth graders leaving with their overnight bags. By the looks of things, she’s not disappointed with the experience.
— LS Technology (@LRATechnology) September 1, 2016
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- I said “EEOC” and things got weird — via Ask a Manager
- Can you sue an employee for filing what seems to be a false EEOC charge? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Can I Discriminate Against Boring People? Yes. Yes I Can. — via Fistful of Talent
- The Case Against Fox News — via The New Yorker
- Why Leslie Jones’s Harassment Is a Workplace Issue — via Fortune
- Must be qualified to apply — via EmployerLINC
- McDonell Douglas Dead or Alive? — via William Goren’s Understanding the ADA
- Eighth Circuit: It’s OK to Discriminate on the Basis of Things That Haven’t Happened Yet — via The L•E•Jer
Social Media & Technology
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- Update Your Apple Products — or Risk Cyber Spying — via Technologist
- 3d Cir. on authenticating social media exhibits — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Is Technology Taking the “Human” Out Of Human Resources? — via TLNT
HR & Employee Relations
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- Don’t Force Workers to Keep Quiet About Internal Investigations — via In House
- Is Anonymous Feedback From Employees OK? — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Updates Coming to Ohio’s Computerized Background Check System — via ERC Insights Blog
- Study: Medical marijuana changes how employees use sick time — via Wonkblog
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- Understanding Your Younger Employees — via Workplace Insights
Wage & Hour
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- Even the Department of Labor screws up the FLSA — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- With So Many FLSA Lawsuits, Here’s What You Should Do — via TLNT
- Resource for Companies Evaluating Compliance with New Overtime Laws — via Employment & the Law
- Amazon is experimenting with a 30-hour work week for certain teams — via The Verge
- An Aging America and the Future of Paid Family Leave — via Employment Law Lookout
Labor Relations
- Does the NLRB’s New Joint-Employer Standard Mean That a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Can Turn a Customer into a Joint Employer? — via Technology Company Counselor
- Disclose All Labor and Employment Complaints – Big Changes for Federal Contractors Coming October 2016 — via Labor Relations
- NLRB: Is Misclassification of Independent Contractors an Unfair Labor Practice? — via Labor Relations
- Handsome Dan Meets the NLRB — via CUE, Inc.
- Yale Graduate Assistants Seek Union Elections in Ten Departments — via The Employment Brief
- NLRB Exercises Jurisdiction Over Charter Schools — via Employment Law Worldview