WIRTW #478 (the “Fake ID” edition)

Norah has a small dry-erase calendar hanging inside her middle-school locker. And on that calendar, in the Friday block, she scribbled the words, “Fake ID”.

“Norah,” the Head of Middle School asked her, “why do you have ‘Fake ID’ written in your locker?” She reports that he seemed … concerned.

“That’s just the name of my band. We have rehearsal Friday night.”

My 11-year-old daughter fronts a rock band. 

She’s been singing and performing for years. But it’s all been through the structure of School of Rock.

Fake ID is all on their own. She, along with four of her SoR friends (all grades 6 – 8) have put this band together. They chose the songs, are rehearsing hard, and even have their first couple of gigs booked.

Here’s the part where I ask you, my exceptional readers, for a favor.

Do this proud dad a solid (no guilt trips, but I have been doling out free information for the past decade).

Please click over to Facebook and Instagram (they are @fakeidofficialband on both) and give these worthy kids a like and a follow. As excited as I am to see where this goes, I am more proud of her determination, drive, and hard work.

Here’s what I read this week.

Discrimination

• Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace — via GMS Blog
• Does the ADA require you to favor minimally-qualified disabled employees over rock-star job applicants? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• Extended Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation: The Seventh Circuit View — via Bill Goren’s Understanding the ADA
• Threats Of Hanging In The Workplace? — via FisherBroyles
• What Does the EEOC’s Lawsuit Against Estee Lauder Mean for Parental Leave Policies? — via Employment Matters Blog
• EEOC Ordered To Pay $1.9 Million For Frivolous Claims Against Trucking Company — via EEOC Year-End Countdown
• Pro Wrestling Photo Not Enough to Pin Employer — via Suits by Suits

Technology

• Viral Photo of Staff Flipping Off Newborn Exposes Hospital to Tort Liability — via Law.com
• With 800 million users, Instagram shows no signs of slowing down — via Boy Genius Report
• Cybercrime not just the tech department’s problem; HR also has role to play — via HR Hero Line
• Cyber Security Best Practices — via Carpe Datum Law
• Cybercrime Costs Each Business $11.7M Per Year — via Dark Reading
• Know Your Rights after a Data Breach: An Attorney’s Perspective — via The Sociable Lawyer Blog

HR & Employee Relations

• Employers, I’m on your side — so watch out! ;-) — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• When Your Employee Gets the Wrong Advice From “Attorney” Google — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Can the NFL (or NASCAR) Fire People Who Take a Knee During the National Anthem? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• You Want to Be a Great Workplace. So Now What? — via ERC Insights Blog
• Employers: Compassion is Key — via Next Blog
• Personality Tests May Be Costing Young Workers Jobs — via Workology
• Update: I ghosted my ex, and she’s about to be my new boss — via Ask a Manager

Wage & Hour

• What’s your salary? Apparently none of my business — via EntertainHR
• As an employer are you engaging in wage theft? — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• Waiting Without Pay for Nike’s Pre-Exit Bag Inspection? Just Do It – Maybe, or at Least Until the California Supreme Court Weighs In — via Wage and Hour Law Update
• 3d Circuit on “willful” FLSA violations — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
• Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Certification in Off-the-Clock Case — via Employment Class Action Blog
• Sleeping On the Job… Again? Second New York Appellate Court Finds Home Healthcare Employees Entitled to Pay for all 24 Hours on an Overnight Shift — via Employment Law Lookout

Labor

• The Magical World Of Unions, Or Why Colin Kaepernick’s Kneel Isn’t About Free Speech — via Above the Law
• Teamsters Boss Arrested for Extorting Money from Chicago Film Studios — via Matt Austin Labor Law
• Non-union employers may have to allow employees “representation” in some investigation interviews — via Employer Law Report

OSHA & Safety

• 20% of Workplace Coffee Mugs Have Poop on Them — via Workplace Diva
• OSHA Opens Injury Tracking Electronic Portal — via The Labor & Employment Law Blog
• Five steps to prevent workplace tragedy — via Work Place Coach Blog News
• Fall protection at the top of OSHA’s 10 most cited safety violations in 2017 — via HR Dive