Last week I offered by eight-word meaning of life: Be kind to others and do good things.
Today, I further offer “Corollary One” to said meaning of life: And do all you do with joy.
Earlier this week, I took my family to see Green Day (easily the best arena concert I’ve ever attended). Yet, as good as Green Day was (and they really were that good), my personal highlight was looking right to bear witness to how much pure fun Norah was having. This is what pure joy looks like.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
Technology
HR & Employee Relations
Wage & Hour
Labor
* Bonus points if you comment below, or tweet me @jonhyman, why this I titled this week’s edition of What I’m Reading… “sweet children.”
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Spouse’s “Unjustified Jealousy” is Sufficient to Maintain Sex Discrimination Claim — via All in a Day’s Work
- 10.1 Million Reasons Why Anti-Harassment Policies Alone Are Not Enough… — via The Emplawyerologist
- Can You Be Fired For Being A Racist A**hole? Yes. Well, Maybe. Probably. — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Management Alert – The Current Federal Retrenchment on LGBT Rights — via Employment Law Lookout
- Employers claim to be “aging-friendly,” but in practice, many are not — via HR Dive
- Are ESPN’s Viewers Really this Dumb? Their Management Sure Thinks So — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Marijuana dispensaries and Title III of the ADA — via Bill Goren’s Understanding the ADA
- WOW! Court invalidates EEOC wellness rules — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Technology
- Employee free speech on social media? HA! HA! says federal appellate court — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- “Legal ruling in: Facebook ‘friends’ aren’t necessarily real friends.” — via How Appealing
- Stealing Your Employer’s Trade Secrets: A Bad Idea That May Land You In Jail — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
- Microchips in Employees: Wave of the Future or Big Brother? — via ERC Insights Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Ohio Chamber Opposes Bill Burdening Employers Trying to Hire New Employees — via Ohio Chamber Blog
- Vacations: Necessary for the Soul, but Not Required By Law — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Help Your Team Achieve Work-Life Balance — Even When You Can’t — via Harvard Business Review
- Do We Really Need “Moral Leadership” from the White House? — via Scott Adams’ Blog
- Don’t Get Caught in the Weeds: Hiring Issues and Medical Marijuana — via Currents
- Employees are not fully protected by the First Amendment — via Workplace Fairness
- Ten Rules, Not Suggestions — via Dave Tippett at The Employers’ Association
Wage & Hour
- Department of Labor Seeks Input on New Rules for White Collar Exemptions
Stoel — via Rives World of Employment - Sometimes, a little flexibility — and (gasp) humanity — can avoid a big employment lawsuit — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- WOW, some very expensive FMLA mistakes you don’t want to make. — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- “Like” or “Dislike” – Did Zuckerberg Overlook Facebook’s Paternity Leave Policy? — via BeLabor The Point
Labor
- Rethinking the National Labor Relations Board — via Competitive Enterprise Institute
- DC Circuit Rejects Challenge to NLRB Specialty Healthcare “Micro Bargaining Unit” Holdings — via Management Memo
* Bonus points if you comment below, or tweet me @jonhyman, why this I titled this week’s edition of What I’m Reading… “sweet children.”