WIRTW #488 (the “all harassment, all the time” edition)

As you’ll see below, sexual harassment has become such a big story that it’s (sadly) earned it’s own headlining category in my weekly recap of What I Read This Week. I am looking forward to the day (hopefully sooner rather than later) when I can delete it.

For now, sexual harassment continues to dominate the headlines, both general and employment law. This week, I guested on the Talent 10x podcast to discuss sexual harassment at Work in a Post-Weinstein World.

Here’s what I read this week:

Sexual Harassment

• The Fish Stinks From the Head — via The Fromholz Firm
• Facebook shares its sexual harassment policy in bid for industry transparency — via HR Dive
• The Cost of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and What Your Organization Can Do to Stop Sexual Harassment in the Workplace — via ERC Insights Blog
• Ineffective HR Makes Sexual Harassment Thrive. Here’s How to Fix it. — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• #MeToo And What To Do With Old Claims — via Above the Law
• The Culture of Workplace Silence Around Sexual Harassment — via Workology
• How to Talk About Sexual Harassment with Your Coworkers — via Harvard Business Review
• Aftermath of #MeToo? I Predict Ugly Backlash — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home

Other Discrimination

• How Did a White Supremacist Get a Job as an Equal Employment Officer? — via Deadspin
• “Last-Minute Whistle-Blowing Before An Expected Termination to Create A ‘Retaliation’ Claim” — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
• The Supreme Court passes on ruling on LGBT workplace rights … for now — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
• Bill would ban arbitration in sex bias cases—is that a good idea? — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• Ouch: EEOC Gets Summary Judgment Win Relative To Employer’s Medical Testing — via EEOC Year-End Countdown
• Updated Chart: EEOC Charges versus Unemployment Rate — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space

Technology

• Better Cybersecurity Starts with Fixing Your Employees’ Bad Habits — via Harvard Business Review
• Phishers Are Upping Their Game. So Should You. — via Krebs on Security

HR & Employee Relations

• A Reflection on Newtown, Five Years Later — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Downsizing During the Holidays: A Sign of Bad Planning? — via Workology
• ‘Tis the Season for (Epic) Party Fails — via Next Blog
• Different Generations at Work — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
• What to Know About the Workflex in the 21st Century Act — via 1 Million for Work Flexibility

Wage & Hour

• The US Department of Labor is not going easy on employers — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• Explanation of the DOL’s Proposed Rules on Tips — via Wage & Hour Insights
• Employee Or Independent Contractor? — via Employment Essentials
• Interns Flunk the Class — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog

Labor

• National Labor Relations Board Moves to End “Quickie” Union Election Rule — via CUE, Inc.
• Employers Face the Music: NLRB Judge Rules Musicians May Protest Outside Auditorium — via Labor Relations
• “Honey, I Shrunk the Unions!” The Shift Towards Micro-Unions in the Gig Economy — via Gig Employer Blog

OSHA & Safety

• When #MeToo and Sexual Harassment Revelations Trigger PTSD at the Office, What Do You Do? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• The Key to Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace — via TalentCulture
• Did You Know You Can Be Cited for OSHA Violations for Non-Employee Workers? — via Who Is My Employee?
• OSHA Rejects GAO Poultry Recommendations: Sees No Problem With Workers’ Restroom Access — via Workplace Fairness