On The Line has witty and funny, yet touching and sad, lyrics, and beautiful melodies that will stick in your head. It's an album that commands your attention. I'll be shocked if it's not at the top of the "Best Of" lists at year's end. You should listen, now and often.
Here's what I read this week:
Discrimination
- How does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court? — via Eric Meyer's The Employer Handbook Blog
- Avoiding Women Is No #MeToo Answer—Good Training, Messaging Is — via Jonathan HR Law
- Navigating LGBTQ issues at work: an open thread — via Ask a Manager
- Do’s and Don’ts of the Interactive Process — via Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Weight Anti-Discrimination Law? — via FisherBroyles
- Dress Codes: A New Way to Racially Discriminate — via The L•E•Jer
- The procrastinator's quick how-to for EEO-1 reporting — via HR Dive
HR & Employee Relations
- Don’t Believe Your Boss and HR When They Tell You This — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Confessions of Gen Z: Busting Common Misconceptions — via The Tim Sackett Project
- Modern Workforce Increasingly Challenges Employers to Offer Telework Option — via Stoel Rives World of Employment
- Should You Implement a 4-Day Workweek? — via EntertainHR
- Putting the “Human Touch” Back Into Human Resources — via Workology
- No-Poach Clauses in Franchise Agreements: Four More Franchisors Agree to Drop Them and the DOJ Weighs In on Class Actions Alleging Antitrust Violations — via Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog
- When is Termination a Good Thing? — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
Technology
- Biometric Time Keeping and Employee Tracking – Thumbs Up or Down? — via BeLabor The Point
- Phishing Scam Costs Facebook And Google $100 Million — via Accellis Technology Group
- Guest Post: Claims Against Directors for Failure to Insure Against Cyber Risk Are More Likely Now — via The D & O Diary
- Social Media Background Checks: Are They Okay – Ask #HR Bartender — via hr bartender
Wage & Hour
- On “1099 Employees” and “Full-Time Freelancers” and Other Oxymorons — via Dan Schwartz's Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Fast food workers declare victory after McDonald’s withdraws opposition to minimum wage hikes — via Workplace Fairness
- Auto-Deductions for Employee Meal Breaks Can Work for Hospitals, But Be Careful! — via Wage & Hour Defense Institute
- When an FLSA Blended Rate Improperly Acts as a Regular Rate: A Case in Point — via Wage and Hour Law Update
- Falsified FMLA Certifications? Employer Doesn’t Have to be Inspector Clouseau to Support Honest Belief Defense! — via Matrix Radar
Labor
- Plain Dealer lays off a third of unionized newsroom staff — via Cleveland.com
- The Employee Rights Act is Back — via LaborPains.org
- NLRB general counsel walks back union negligence memo — via CUE, Inc.
- Employee’s Bad Behavior May Be Legally Protected — via Iowa Employment Law Blog
- Too Many Beef Livers? NLRB Addresses How It Will Review 29,000 Comments on Its Proposed Joint Employer Rule — via Who Is My Employee?
- Pregnant Woman Fired by Text Message: “Sorry . . . But It’s Not Going to Work Out” — via Jeff Nowak's FMLA Insights
OSHA & Safety
- OSHA’s New Pathway for Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Complaints Upheld — via Employers Workers' Compensation Law Blog
- OSHA Eliminates Electronic Submission Requirement for Certain Workplace Injuries and Illness Forms, Citing Concerns for Employee Privacy — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- 4 Ways To Look After Your Mental Health as a Nurse — via Take It Personel-ly
- Huge OSHA Fine Against Metal Heat Treating Co. — via Joe's HR and Benefits Blog