Why am I posting of video of a bunch of teen and preteen kids playing music? For starters, my daughter is the lead singer, and I think they’re very worthy of sharing.
Also, Fake ID teaches us a couple of employment lessons.
Age is not a valid predictor for success. Fake ID is comprised of two 11 year olds (including Norah) and three 14 year olds. In my opinion, they perform well above their young ages suggest. Don’t judge your employees, or prospective employees, by their age, judge them on their abilities and talents, whether old or young.
Talent is not a substitute for hard work. What impresses me most about how well Fake ID performs isn’t the performance, but all of the time and effort they put in to honing it. Lots of great talent wastes away by laziness and apathy. Your best employees will be the ones that work the hardest, period.
You have one more chance to catch Fake ID live this month, at Sky Zone Highland Heights, tomorrow, January 27, from 7 - 8:30 pm. No cover for the music, regular jumping rates apply.
Here’s what I read this week.
Discrimination
- EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement And Litigation Data — via EEOC News Releases
- Religious discrimination against one of “your own”? Yes, it can happen. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- A lesson on workplace drug testing and opioids — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Sexual Harassment? Better Stay Away From Grandma The Clown! — via FisherBroyles
- Does Your Insurance Cover You Against Sexual Harassment Claims? — via TLNT
- Are You Ready for #MeToo Movement in Your Workplace? — via HR Acuity
- Seasonal Affective Disorder May Be a Disability; Viking-Related Depression is Not — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
- Employers Left in Wellness-Plan Limbo — via EntertainHR
- Dear 22-Year-Olds, There Are a Few Things You Need to Know About Business Emails — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Social Media Ownership Considerations in the Employment Context — via The Labor Dish
- Top 5 Privacy & Security Issues For 2018 — via Shear on Social Media Law
- BEWARE: 10 Things Your Cyberinsurance Policy May NOT Cover — via Ride The Lightning
- Ransomware Detections Up 90% for Businesses in 2017 — via Dark Reading
- Google X is launching a cybersecurity company called Chronicle — via The Verge
- Will Your Child Become A Bully? — via Above the Law
- Oops, Wrong Button. Do We Discipline for the Mistake or the Effect of the Mistake? — via All in a Day’s Work
- Two New Privacy Developments for Employers to Tackle — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- How to Detect Billing Schemes — via FRAUDfiles
- What to Do When Your Employee Is Diagnosed with Cancer — via Harvard Business Review
- Handling a CEO Who Thinks He Is Above the Law — via In House
- Is your corporate employment brand fake, or authentic? — via Ragan.com
- Establishing And Maintaining Loyalty In The Gig Economy — via Gig Employer Blog
- Labor & Employment Quick Takes: Top Insurance Issues Facing Employers, Part 1 — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- 6th Circuit Court’s Decision Provides Guidance on Draw-on-Commission Policies — via HR Hero Line
- The Gang Settles a Labor Classification Suit: The Price-Uber Settlement Has Finally Been Approved — via The L•E•Jer
- Employers increasingly offering fertility benefits to attract workers — via HR Dive
- FMLA FAQ: When Is an Employer Required to Check for FMLA Eligibility? The Answer May Surprise You! — via JEff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Will the Supreme Court sip from the FMLA ‘Holy Grail’? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Union membership remained steady in 2017. The trend may not hold. — via Wonkblog
- Purple in the Face: Union Urges Federal Court to Permit Non-Business Use of Company Email Systems by Employees — via Labor Relations
- Workers’ rights dealt major blow as GOP-led labor board sides with McDonald’s — via Workplace Fairness