On May 9, the Ohio Employers Law Blog turned 11 (and after 11 years I finally dropped the apostrophe; grammarians, debate).
The day prior, Loula, our beloved family pet, turned 6.
Six is a milestone age for a dog in my family. I’ve never had a dog live this long. Flyer, my beagle, passed away at 5 from autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Zoey, our lab (and our “let’s get a dog before we have kids” dog), also passed away at 5 (you can read my obituary for her here).
Thus, we’ve waited with nervous anticipation for Loula to reach the age of 6, which she did on May 8.
It was certainly a day to celebrate. She kicked back with a dog-friendly cupcake (complete with candle, and which, for the record, my wife said tastes awful), while we humans ate ice cream and serenaded her with “Happy Birthday.”
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Are you obligated to report sexual harassment at work? — via CNN
- Harassment & Being the Boss — via Kate Bischoff’s tHRive Law & Consulting Blog
- How can we fight to reduce bias? 6th Circuit judge shares her thoughts — via ABA Journal Daily News
- Legislative Update: Sexual Harassment Training Bill Fails; Limits on Government NDAs Passes — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- I Want to Fire My Employee, but She’s Pregnant — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- What happens if I get hired at a dog-friendly company when I’m allergic to dogs? — via Ask a Manager
- Rotating Shifts and Disability Sensitivity — via Understanding the ADA
- Judge greenlights discrimination claim of white employee critical of Black Lives Matter movement — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Britt McHenry Tweets, Deletes Claim That ESPN Demoted Her Because She Was White — via Deadspin
- Lawyer Lies to Court and Is Undone by Instagram Photos — via Ride The Lightning
- How Hard is it For Candidates to Find Your Jobs on Your Career Site? — via Next Blog
- Keeping Your Password Strong — via Accellis Technology Group
- All of the Dilbert Comics on Blockchain, Bitcoin, or Cryptocurrency — via Dilbert Blog
- Will Blockchain Actually Affect Talent Acquisition? — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
- This is NOT the way to beat a drug test — via Robin Shea's Employment & Labor Insider
- Career Confessions From Gen Z: Generational Differences Or Time In Life? You Make The Call! — via The Tim Sackett Project
- The Overlooked Benefit Gen X Workers Need — via Fast Company
- How to Make Life Easier for Working Parents — via TLNT
- Hourly Workers Need Flexibility the Most, But Are Often the Least Likely to Get It — via Harvard Business Review
- Hey HR, Are You Taking Risk Management Seriously? — via EntertainHR
- Where are we going to fight? – Venue provisions in employment agreements. — via Smooth Transitions
- Should I Ask The Funeral Director If My Employee Attended Services? — via Evil Skippy at Work
- What is California’s new ABC Test, and What Does It Mean for Businesses? — via Who Is My Employee?
- Next Time Your Employee Requests FMLA Leave, Choose Sincerity with a Touch of Empathy — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- Episode 26 – Fluids — via Marc Alifanz’s and Dennis Westlind’s Hostile Work Environment Podcast
- UFC Enters NLRB Independent Contractor Cage Match — via Lexology
- NLRB To Consider Rulemaking For Joint Employer Test — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- Tesla hit with $110000 safety fine, its biggest yet — via Silicon Valley Business Journal
- OSHA Only Requiring Electronic Submission of 300A Forms — via OSHA Law Blog
- Lack of Training Dominates OSHA’s “Most Cited” List — via Minnesota Employment Law Report