Today is good bye … but only for two weeks. My kids' school gives them that much time off for Spring Break each year. So we are headed to Italy. Rome and Florence to be precise.I'll be back on April 1 (no foolin') with some thoughts about what I learned on my Spring Break.
In the meantime, if you have any last minute tips on what to do, see, or eat in either of these cities, drop a note in the comments below.
Here's what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Two-Percent, Schmoopercent — via Kate Bischoff's tHRive Law & Consulting Blog
- EEOC Sees Uptick in Sexual Harassment Claims from #MeToo Movement — via HR Hero Line
- New Harassment Rules for Federal Court Workers — via Workplace Prof Blog
- Job Applicants and the ADA — via FisherBroyles
- Dog in Apartments, Hostile Work Environment and the ADA, and Scared of Needles — via Understanding the ADA
- Are Comments About My Weight Harassment? — via Evil Skippy at Work
- How to Respond to an EEOC Charge — via Texas Labor Law Blog
- With more co-sponsors than ever and huge corporate support, will Congress finally vote to ban LGBT discrimination? — via Eric Meyer's The Employer Handbook Blog
- Love Is In The Air — via Jonathan HR Law
HR & Employee Relations
- How to Get People to Pay Attention During Corporate Trainings — via Harvard Business Review
- Reading Your Employment Policy Documents Probably Won’t Win You $10,000- It Could Be Worth Much More — via BeLabor The Point
- What if a High Performing Executive is Also a Bully? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- I'm Being Fired! What Do I Do Now? — via Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
- Why You Should Establish a Bereavement Leave Policy — via EntertainHR
- Update! Salesman Goes on Trial in Chicago for Stealing Company Trade Secrets for a Chinese Competitors — via Trading Secrets
- Employers’ Diversity Data and Initiatives: Trade Secret or Open Book? — via Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
Technology
- LOL? When a coworker who won't stop showing you funny memes — via Workplace Diva
- The Missing Link of Cybersecurity — Time for a Cyber Risk Check-Up — via The D & O Diary
- Phishing Attacks Evolve as Detection & Response Capabilities Improve and Citrix Breach Underscores Password Perils — via Dark Reading
- Cybersecurity Firms Issue Annual Threat Reports — via Data Privacy Monitor
- Whose device is it anyway? — via Employment & Human Rights Law In Canada
- NIST Publishes "Mobile Device Security: Cloud and Hybrid Builds" — via Ride The Lightning
- Towards An AI Policy And AI Incident Response Plan For Businesses, Part I and Part II — via Above the Law
Wage & Hour
- When Does A $20 Million Settlement Feel Like A Bargain? Uber Shows You How — via Gig Employer Blog
- Employer pays $450K to settle rounding time, rest break claims — via HR Dive
- A Plea for Paid Family Leave — via MomsRising
- Interaction with the FLSA — via Michigan Employment Law
Labor
- Unions are High on the Marijuana Industry — via Matt Austin Labor Law
- Gimlet Media staff moves to unionize following Spotify deal — via The Verge
- HR rep violated NLRA by calling police on complaining employee, court says — via HR Dive
OSHA & Safety
- Green Office: How to Improve Sustainability in the Workplace — via The HR Gazette
- OSHA Scraps Obama Workplace Injury Reporting Rule; 6 States Sue — via Insurance Journal
- OSHA Mulls Changes to Powered Truck Rules — via Joe's HR and Benefits Blog
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