Hi Jon, I am all in for #IChooseKindness Go! It is wonderful to see so many supportive comments. As you mentioned, I started the #donthurtanyoneproject There are a confluence of factors that led me to create something that felt so quaint and yet so urgent. One was sitting in the crowded gate area of airports waiting for a delayed flight. In my former career I did a lot of that. Inevitably I had the opportunity to talk with quite a few individuals. Sometimes we shared many of the same perspectives. Others not so much. But never in the latter of those two categories did a person get up and move to the furthest seat from me or I the same. We didn’t shout over each other. We just talked. When boarding time came we exchanged courtesies, sometimes shook hands and a few times figured out if we could be seated together to keep talking. It was hard for me to reconcile the “Divided States of America” narrative. No doubt that Americans disagree. However, I would suggest that for every ugly incident or rant that makes the news, there are far more that stop to help a motorist with a flat, make room in their family for a foster child or volunteer to help those struggling. Those people don’t ask for recognition but we need their energy. Urgently.
Let me know that you are choosing kindness by dropping a comment below, or by sharing your thoughts on any of your social channels with the hashtag #IChooseKindness.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- The Billy Graham Rule Discriminates — via Kate Bischoff’s tHRive Law & Consulting Blog
- US Women’s Soccer Team and Equal Pay — via Rush on Business
- It is SO DARN EASY for one of your employees to pursue a discrimination claim. But, here’s the thing… — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- What Does It Take to Certify That a Company Takes Harassment Seriously? — via Fortune
- The Sexual Harassment Strikes Against McDonald’s Were Only the Beginning — via Ms.
- Employee Can’t Prove Supervisor’s “Black Ass” Remark Motivated His Termination — via The Employment Brief
HR & Employee Relations
- A Working Parent’s Survival Guide — via Harvard Business Review
- What to Do when ICE Arrives at Your Workplace — via EntertainHR
- What To Do If ICE Shows Up At Your Workplace (For Employees) — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Who should sign an NDA? — via HR Dive
- Whistleblowing: Why It Should be Embraced and How to Make it Effective and Why You Can’t Retaliate Against Whistleblowers — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Human Resource Nightmares – What to Look Out For — via The HR Gazette
- How Apple factory workers steal pieces of new iPhones — and sometimes get away — via The Verge
Technology
- HR Departments Should Have Data Policies — via HR bartender
- Email etiquette can prevent, and help you defend, lawsuits — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insidersuz
- AI in Wonderland — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
- Apple and Google show off their more inclusive emoji for 2019 — via Engadget HD
- A Password Management Report Card — via Dark Reading
- Dell and Microsoft pour millions into A.I. start-ups that are reshaping the workforce — via CNBC @ work
Wage & Hour
- Dem leaders float new tweak to soften minimum wage bill — via Workplace Fairness
- House approves bill raising minimum wage to $15 per hour — via The Hill
- Trump to Nominate Eugene Scalia for Labor Secretary Job — via The New York Times
- Are Sports Referees Employees or Independent Contractors? — via The EmpLAWyerologist Blog
- Employees Busted Taking FMLA Leave for a Caribbean “Booze” Cruise, Yet Another Reminder Leave Abuse is Alive and Well — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
Labor
- Prime Day Walkout: Communication and Collective Action at Amazon — via EntertainHR
- NLRB Adopts New Framework in Cases of Employer Withdrawal of Union Recognition — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- The NLRB Just Made It A Little Easier For Employees To Get Rid Of Their Union — via Labor Employment Law Blog
OSHA & Safety
- What Employers Should Know About OSHA’s Multi-Employer Citation Policy — via Builder Magazine
- Workplace Violence Is on the Rise: Here’s What You Need to Do — via HR Hero Line
- OSHA Reminder on Summer Work Hazards — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- Is Your Employee As Fit As A Fiddle? — via Employment Law Lookout