I love my kids’ school. Each year, the 5th grade math class ends with what is known as the “Million Dollar Project.” Each student is given a hypothetical million dollars to open the business of their choice. The students must research what is needed to open the chosen business and the associated costs, and then draft a budget to spend the million. Naturally, Norah chose a rock music school.
In addition to the research and the budget, each student must present their business to the class. Norah chose to present hers via a commercial, which I am proud to say she filmed, directed, and edited all on her own (with only minimal help from Dad on the ins and outs of how to actually use iMovie).
Enjoy.
Here’s what I read this week:
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- How Many Swastikas Sprayed On The Locker Of An Auschwitz Survivor Constitutes Hostile Work Environment — via FisherBroyles
- Lawsuit: P. Diddy did it (sexual harassment) right after he and his house guests did it (sex). — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- ADA Views – Direct from the EEOC! — via Matrix Radar
- Don’t Be So Quick to Dismiss a Candidate With a Criminal Record — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Uber and Sexual Harassment of “Independent Contractors” — via In House
- Boards Neglect Cybersecurity at Their Companies’ Peril — via Harvard Business Review
- HR’s hottest must-have: universal workplace emoji! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- What You Need to Know About Emoji Law (Yes, That’s a Thing) — via Law.com
- FINRA Publishes New Guidance on Social Networking Websites and the Application of Rule 2210 — via Socially Aware Blog
- Future Friday: Does increased productivity translate to higher wages? — via Mike Haberman's Omega HR Solutions
- In Firing Employees, A Bit of Humanity Still Helps — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- In Comey Dismissal, A Lesson in How Not to Fire Someone — via Talent Economy
- Too Many Employees Can Relate To How Comey Was Fired — via Workplace Diva
- Pet-Related Benefits Are Increasing in Popularity Among U.S. Workplaces — via HR Daily Advisor
- Calling All Whistleblowers! Report What You Know, Anonymously — via Ride The Lightning
- Happy Flexible Work Arrangement Week — via Next Blog
- Can an Intern be an Independent Contractor? (Answers revealed in James Bond movies) — via Who Is My Employee?
- Comp Time Instead of Overtime Pay Could Be the New Normal — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
- Battle of the Experts on Class Certification: A Win for Employers — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- But My Company’s Too Small to Be Subject to FMLA… — via The Emplawyerologist
- Sixth Circuit Adopts “Cat’s Paw” Theory for FMLA Retaliation Cases — via Health Employment and Labor
- What You Need to Know: Trump Healthcare and Pre-Existing Conditions… — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- If You Have A Preexisting Condition, Choose COBRA or ObamaCare Over Your Mortgage — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- NLRB Affirms That An Employer Has The Right To Defend Itself Against Attacks On Its Workplace Rules — via Management Memo
- Recent NLRB Decisions On Email And Protected Activities — via The Labor & Employment Law Blog
- NLRB Denies Petition to Use Its Rulemaking Power to Extend Weingarten Rights to Nonunion Employees — via Labor Relations Today
- View Union Financial Disclosure Forms — via Workforce Freedom Initiative Timeline
- Trump to Nominate Marvin Kaplan, William Emanuel to Fill NLRB — via Management Memo
- CUE: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective — via CUE, Inc.
- Prosecuting Workplace Deaths and Injuries — via Workplace Prof Blog
- OSHA “Removes” Late Term Rule Which Allowed OSHA to Cite Injury Recordkeeping Violations Going Back Five-Years — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
- OSHA Updates its Enforcement Procedures Directive for Exposure to Workplace Violence — via Employment Law Lookout
- Two Massachusetts Companies Operated as Single Employer, OSHA Judge Finds, Upholds Citations — via OSHA Law Blog