We used to welcome tired, poor, huddled masses, yearning to breathe free. Now we lock their children in cages.
We used to foster global democracy with our allies. Now we shun our allies and cozy up to those who seek to undermine democracy.
We used to welcome free speech and open discourse. Now we ridicule those who think differently.
When you add this all up, it's scary.
I worry that what it means to be American is changing.
I worry that our nation is becoming more factioned; as we take sides with one pole or the other, we lose the center and ability to compromise.
Our national has fractured before — the Civil War (for starters), and the civil rights movement more recently.
I'm not so idealistic to think that our nation hasn't had its black eyes and warts. But we could always rely on civility and the rule of law to bring us back.
As I reflect during the week in which we celebrate our independence, let us not forget what it means to be American.
Openness of ideas.
If we can keep ideas flowing through free and unfettered discourse, we will always maintain the ideal of what it means to American.
Our national has fractured before — the Civil War (for starters), and the civil rights movement more recently.
I'm not so idealistic to think that our nation hasn't had its black eyes and warts. But we could always rely on civility and the rule of law to bring us back.
As I reflect during the week in which we celebrate our independence, let us not forget what it means to be American.
Openness of ideas.
If we can keep ideas flowing through free and unfettered discourse, we will always maintain the ideal of what it means to American.
Here's what I read this week:
- Episode 34 – Proofread and Don’t Shoot People — via Marc Alifanz's and Dennis Westlind's Hostile Work Environment Podcast
- Do Small Businesses Have to Worry About Harassment? — via Workology
- If your company receives a subpoena from the EEOC, whatever you do, don’t do this… — via Eric Meyer's The Employer Handbook Blog
- Methadone Treatment is ADA Protected, Claims EEOC — via AlabamaAtWork
- Sexual Harassment Claim May Create Path To Visa For Undocumented Worker — via The Employment Brief
- Emotional support, therapy and companion dogs in court — via Walter Olson's Overlawyered
- Establishing Direct Threat: How to Leverage the “Individualized Assessment” — via Currents
- Cybersecurity Tech Tips: Stay Vigilant Out There! — via Attorney at Work
- Ransomware vs. Cryptojacking — via Dark Reading
- Europe’s new data-privacy law helps… guess who? — via Walter Olson's Overlawyered
- Miss Mannerly answers all of your summer dress code questions — via Robin Shea's Employment & Labor Insider
- 5 Ingredients for Creating a Successful Company Culture Committee — via TLNT
- Google unveils new policy on workplace civility — via HR Dive
- How Flexible Work Is Helping Older Workers with Phased Retirement — via 1 Million for Work Flexibility
- Litigating the Breach of a Non-Compete Agreement – A View From the Trenches — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Don’t Judge a Conditional Certification Motion By Its Cover — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Amazon driver alleges widespread overtime violations — via HR Dive
- Is Your Workplace Culture Harming Your Employees’ Health? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Senate proposes boost to OSHA budget, calls for ‘timely’ online posting of worker fatalities — via Safety+Health Magazine