Had I waited a month, Hostile Work Environment would have topped the list.
Each week, Marc and Dennis will bring true stories of wacky, grotesque, and just plain bizarre workplace happenings. And while we hope that you find these cases as interesting and amusing as we do — and laugh along with us in the telling — make no mistake, we’ll also be bringing analysis and legal discussion of those cases.Two episodes in, they have not disappointed. You cannot go wrong discussing an employee’s fear of the mark of the beast, or a company that disciplines poor performers by spanking them with yard signs.
If you’re reading this, I know you’re an employment law and HR nerd (it’s okay to admit it; I came to grips with it a long time ago). Do yourself a favor a jump over to hwepodcast.com, or your podcast app of choice, and queue up the first two episodes. I guarantee that your daily commute will thank you for it.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- You’ve Concluded Something “Inappropriate” Occurred in the Workplace. What’s Next? — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blogs
- Men Must Do More to End Harassment — via Jonathan HR Law
- Louis C.K.’s Apology — via ADR Prof Blog
- Where Was HR In All These Sexual Harassment Scandals? — via TLNT
- She Said/He Said is Becoming Even More Problematic for HR! — via The Tim Sackett Project
- CUTIE, YOU ARE FIRED! Are “Cute” Employees Now Part of a Protected Class? — via The L•E•Jer
- “Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”: How to get yourself fired for a Facebook post — via Quirky Questions
- What The Hell Are You Doing, Peter Vecsey — via Deadspin
- Want to pan your employer online? Be careful! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- BYOD: Time to Fall Out of Love With It – Here’s Why — via Ride The Lightning
- Boards Should Take Responsibility for Cybersecurity. Here’s How to Do It — via Harvard Business Review
- 5 Steps To Make Cyberattacks As Painless As Possible — via Above the Law
- Cybersecurity: An Affirmative Defense to Ohio Data Breach Negligence Claims — via Privacy & Data Security Insight
- Cybersecurity training is falling behind actual need, report says — via HR Dive
- Kevin Spacey: Netflix Can’t Fire Me — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- O’Reilly’s alleged “proven in court” clause — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Respect in a Climate of Incivility — via CEO World Magazine
- Reporting Workplace Bullying to HR — via HR Bartender
- Workplace Investigations and the Power of Body Language — via HR Acuity
- Throwing HR Under the Bus — via Fistful of Talent
- Pet Insurance as a Benefit – Why Your Company Should Consider It — via TalentCulture
- Does your workplace allow pets? Do you ever take your pet to work with you? — via ABA Journal Daily News
- There’s No Way You Could Hate Your Job as Much as the One This Guy Has — via A Journal of Musical Things
- Is it okay to microwave fish in the office kitchen? — via Ask a Manager
- Here’s a Tip a Cartoon Cat Would Love: Try This Edit to Your Independent Contractor Agreements — via Who Is My Employee?
- What next for Uber and employers in the gig economy? — via PM Jobs
- Outside law firm defending company in FMLA claim gets sued for FMLA interference — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
- The battle to overturn the NLRB’s joint employer rule — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- House of Representatives Passes Legislation Limiting Joint-Employer Liability and Reversing Browning-Ferris — via Ohio HR Law
- What the NLRB’s New Anti-Union GC Means for Unions — via In House
- Could Labor Law Waivers Foster Legislative Change And Spur The Gig Economy? — via Gig Employer Blog
- NLRB Protected Concerted Activity or Harassment – Will Employers Finally Get Clarity? — via Labor Relations
- Employees Accused Arizona Coyotes Of Union Busting, Failure To Pay Staff — via Deadspin