Sunday is my daughter’s 12th birthday.
Happy birthday, Norah!
It's not easy being a pre-teen these days, especially as a girl. I know 11 was a hard year. And I can’t promise 12 (or 13, or 14…) will be any easier. Know that we love you, we are very proud of you (even when we’re giving you a hard time — clean your room 😉), and we are here for you no matter what, always.
Now go rock the rest of your years like you rocked the first 11.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Anti-Mom Bias is Real and Based in Reality — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Are things really that bad for mothers at work? — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Does Profanity at Work Create a Hostile Work Environment? (Maybe.) — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Another court holds mistaken discrimination is unmistakably illegal — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Staffing Company Alleged To Have Violated Virtually Every Employment Discrimination Law — via FisherBroyles
- #MeToo Is About Everyone — via NoExcusesHR
Technology
- Employees use personal devices for work without much oversight — via HR Dive
- Study: ‘Cyberloafing’ could play a workplace wellness role — via Ragan.com
- Pro-Business Cybersecurity Legislation Passes Ohio Senate — via Ohio Chamber Blog
- Password Formulas Don’t Fool Hackers — via Lifehacker
- Law Firms Are Potentially Vulnerable To Phishing Attacks — via Technologist
- Bookmark This! The GDPR Compliance Edition — via hr bartender
- Blockchain 101: What Attorneys Need to Know Now — via Attorney at Work
- Blockchain: The Future of HR? — via Workforce
HR & Employee Relations
- My Boss Won’t Let Us Celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day — via Evil Skippy at Work
- Do I need to have a better sense of humor at work? — via Ask a Manager
- Lose Your Temper, Lose Your Law Practice: The Real Rules Of Civility — via Above the Law
- Want to keep valued employees? Conduct a stay interview — via Work Place Coach Blog News
- Career Confessions of Gen Z: Is Punctuality a Generational Thing? — via The Tim Sackett Project
- When a Subordinate Is Friends With the Boss — via The New York Times
Wage & Hour
- Do ABC Tests Matter if my Business is not in California? (Yes!!!) — via Who Is My Employee?
- To Pay or Not to Pay? FMLA, FLSA and Rest Breaks — via Next Blog
- Intermittent FMLA Leave is So Easy to Administer. Yeah, Right! — via Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
- 6 Ways Your Managers are Causing FMLA/ADA Leave Lawsuits, and How to Train Them to Stop - A #SHRM18 Interview with Jeff Nowak — via Next Blog
Labor
- Is the NLRB Sinking in Place? — via EntertainHR
- Elizabeth Warren Conveniently Ignores Her Own NLRB Standard — via LaborPains.org
- NLRB Judge Strikes Down Moonlighting Rule — via The Employment Brief
OSHA & Safety
- How to Prepare for an OSHA Inspection — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Are Mandatory OSHA Settlement Conferences Still Mandatory? — via Workplace Safety and Health Law Blog
- We all Fall Down! That’s What DOL Is Trying to Avoid With Construction Safety “Stand Down” — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- OSHA Schedules Public Meeting and Requests Comments on Whistleblower Issues in the Trucking and Railroad Industries — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
- Construction Industry and Other Outdoor Working Employees are Susceptible to Vector-Borne Pathogens from Ticks and Mosquitoes — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog