The first time I ever heard of Jack White was August 10, 2001. I read about this up and coming band playing at the Beachland Ballroom. It was two-piece, the “brother” playing guitar and singing, and the “sister” on the drums. I was intrigued enough to check them out. Memory tells me that the first song Jack and Meg played that night was “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground.” Setlist.fm says it was “Let’s Shake Hands.” It doesn’t matter. After one song, I was completely hooked, and by the end of their set I had found a new artist to add to my musical pantheon.
Today, Jack White released his latest album, Boarding House Reach. Like everything he does, it rocks. It’s also brilliantly bonkers. Jack White is the mad scientist of 21st century rock ‘n’ roll. Like Bowie before him, Jack does an amazing job of changing things up from project to project, and this one does not disappoint.
Give it a listen:
Here’s what I read this week:
Today, Jack White released his latest album, Boarding House Reach. Like everything he does, it rocks. It’s also brilliantly bonkers. Jack White is the mad scientist of 21st century rock ‘n’ roll. Like Bowie before him, Jack does an amazing job of changing things up from project to project, and this one does not disappoint.
Give it a listen:
Here’s what I read this week:
- Oooh Baby! EEOC Reminds Bosses that Dads Get Parental Leave Too… — via The Emplawyerologist
- Trump nominates General Counsel to EEOC — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- The Gray is Not Okay – Recognizing Gender Discrimination When it Isn’t Black and White — via Employment Discrimination Report
- 8 Helpful Tips On What Not To Say (Or Do) To A Pregnant Employee — via FisherBroyles
- Interaction Between FMLA and ADA: A Whole Lot Going on — via Understanding the ADA
Technology
- Report: Distractions are workplace productivity killers — via Ragan.com
- Majority on divided Eleventh Circuit panel upholds warrantless border search of cell phones — via How Appealing
- The Center for Internet Security Publishes CIS Controls Version 7 — via Ride The Lightning
- Supply Chain Cyberattacks Surged 200% in 2017 — via Dark Reading
HR & Employee Relations
- Episode 19 – Don’t Throw the Feces of Deceased People in the Workplace — via Marc Alifanz’s and Dennis Westlind’s Hostile Work Environment Podcast
- More Ways not to Fire — via Kate Bischoff’s tHRive Law & Consulting
- The Certainty of Publicity of a Newly-Filed Lawsuit — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Sex Sting Creates a Hornet’s Nest for South Dakota Employer — via EntertainHR
- Workflex Legislation: A 21st Century Workplace Solution — via Next Blog
- Evil Skippy’s Top Ten Ways Not To Inform Employees Of A Co-Worker’s Death — via Evil Skippy at Work
- Employment Tips from March Madness — via Employment Matters Blog
- How to be an Adult! An Employer’s Edition — via The Tim Sackett Project
Wage & Hour
- Can overtime be an essential function of a job? — via California Employment Law Report
- Employee Theft: Can Employers Deduct Suspected or Known Theft from an Employee’s Paycheck? — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- No one ever said that this FMLA stuff would be easy. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Labor
- This Imminent Labor Law Ruling Could Change the Fabric of McDonald’s Forever — via The Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- NLRB: McDonald’s settlement is ‘100 percent of backpay’ — via CUE, Inc.
- Union Organizing Threat: Are Worker Centers Labor Organizations? — via Labor Relations
- Union Bailout Update — via Labor Relations Institute
OSHA & Safety
- OSHA Has Arrived – With A Camera And Clipboard – Oh My?!?!!?! We Are Not In Kansas — via Employment Essentials
- Wheels Up: $1M Fine Against Ohio Auto Parts Manufacturer for Workplace Safety Violations — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog