WIRTW #482 (the “a bet is a bet” edition)

It’s been a couple of weeks since baseball’s evil empire, otherwise known as the New York Yankees, knocked my beloved Cleveland Indians out of the playoffs.

I can’t say the pain has gone away, but seeing the Astros as the American League’s representative in the World Series helps an ever-so-small small bit.

With no risk of Yankees winning it all this year, it’s time I paid off a little bet I made with Dan Schwartz over the outcome of the Division Series.

God, this hurts. But, a bet is a bet.

Here’s what I read this week.

Discrimination

• #MeToo: Most Women Have Been Sexually Harassed. Let’s Start Believing Them. — via Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
• Courts Split On LGBTQ Questions, Leaving In-House Counsel Flummoxed — via Above the Law
• Court Says Accommodation May Be Required After Giving Birth — via TLNT
• Freedom To Pray? More Like – Pray You Don’T Get Fired — via The L•E•Jer
• If necessary, the ADA allows a company to make an employee see a doctor before returning to work. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• Proving up ADA Interference Claims and Other Questions — via Bill Goren’s Understanding the ADA
• Retaliation 101 — via EmployerLINC
• A Statistically Significant Settlement For Federal Contractors — via Employment Discrimination Report

Technology

• Facebook Is Becoming LinkedIn Is Becoming Facebook — via Workology
• Using Biometric Timekeeping? Be Aware of Potential Compliance Risks — via Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
• Guest Post: Breaching the Firewall: D&O Exposure from Cybersecurity Incidents — via The D & O Diary
• Don’t Panic Over the KRACK Wi-Fi Attack: The Rules Are the Same — via Ride The Lightning
• Reaper: Calm Before the IoT Security Storm? — via Krebs on Security
• IoT Deployment Security Top Concern for Enterprises — via Dark Reading

HR & Employee Relations

• How Nondisclosure Agreements Make Weinsteins Possible — via In House
• Don’t Blame Nondisclosure Agreements for Harvey Weinstein — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
• The Role of HR in Smashing Harassment — via Jonathan HR Law
• 6 ways employers sink their own ships — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• Defending Trade Secrets In The Gig Economy — via Gig Employer Blog
• Employees Spend 68 Days a Year Feeling Bored Out of Their Minds — via Workplace Diva
• Preventing Fraud in Small Businesses — via FRAUDfiles
• You almost never go wrong when hiring pretty people! — via The Tim Sackett Project
• Does Contract Drafting Make You Sad? — via Adams on Contract Drafting

Wage & Hour

• Not Paying for Work Performed. Not an Option — via Next Blog
• Whatever Happened To … The Wage Claim of “Exotic Dancers” As Employees? — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• 3 Things to Consider When Handling Overtime Pay — via ERC Insights Blog
• Courts weigh-in on whether or not breaks are to be paid — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• Living Wage vs. Pay for Performance — via Compensation Cafe
• At last! Not One, But TWO Court Decisions That Scale Back an Employee’s Right to Take Additional Leave After FMLA is Exhausted — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
• Why? A Serious Health Condition under the FMLA – Part 7 and Part 8 — via Michigan Employment Law

Labor

• What Labor Needs Now — via Deadspin
• Why Labor Relations Should Be Part of Your M&A Strategy — via CUE, Inc.
• Broadway landmark Ellen’s Stardust Diner settles with NLRB, reinstates fired workers — via HR Dive
• Winds Of Change Blowing At The NLRB? One Recent ALJ Decision Provides A Glimmer Of Hope — via Employment Law Worldview

OSHA & Safety

• OSHA Injury Tracking Application Up & Running — via OSHA Law Blog
• OSHA Review Commission Back in Business — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog