I bet you can’t find someone having a better time than this guy.
I hope you have something in your life that brings you this much joy.
Here’s what I read this week.
Discrimination
- It’s Alive! Summary Judgment Lives in Employment Discrimination Cases — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- “Stud-shaming” may be sex harassment, court says — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- What’s The Magic Word? For Accommodation Requests, There Aren’t Any. — via The Emplawyerologist
- Her resignation letter described a “great experience” at work. Then she sued for hostile-environment constructive discharge. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Former Roberts Clerk Will Argue Against LGBT Workers in New SCOTUS Term — via Law.com
HR & Employee Relations
- Man Brings Emotional Support Clown to Termination Meeting — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- The Loss Of Civility — via Above the Law
- How do I tell our HR director she’s breaking the law? — via Ask a Manager
- How Do You Bury The Dead in Your Organization? — via Fistful of Talent
Technology
- How Cloud Computing Changed The Workplace — via The HR Gazette
- How Cybercriminals Exploit Simple Human Mistakes — via Dark Reading
- Tech Thursday: Ransomware — via Cleveland Law Library Weblog
Wage & Hour
- The IRS Says Your Employee Classification Is Wrong — via Blogging4Jobs
- The Truth About Gig Workers — via Compensation Cafe
- Time Theft and the Case of the Winnipeg City Workers — via Employment & Human Rights Law In Canada
- DOL Doubles-Down: Employees Cannot Decline FMLA Leave, Even if a Collective Bargaining Agreement States Otherwise — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- FMLA and Employee Dual-Notice Procedures – Stand Your Ground but Be Clear about Your Policies — via Matrix Radar
- DOL again warns employers not to delay FMLA designation — via HR Dive
Labor
- Kickstarter faces union backlash after firing two organizers — via The Verge
- Google Forced to Post Employee Rights (Your Employee Should Have the Same Rights) — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- An Employer’s Bargaining Table Complaints as to Poor Business Conditions Is Not a Claim of Poverty Entitling a Union to Business Sensitive Information — via Labor Employment Law Blog
- UAW workers strike against GM as contract negotiations stall — via Workplace Fairness
OSHA & Safety
- What can we do about the mental health crisis in music? — via A Journal of Musical Things
- How to Support an Employee with Social Anxiety — via Harvard Business Review
- What advice do you have for lawyers experiencing anxiety? — via ABA Journal Daily News
- If one of your employees wears this to work, tell that person to GTHO! — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- If You Deny TTD Because an Employee Was Fired for Failing a Drug Test, You Had Better Be Ready to Produce That Drug Test, According to This Recent Case — via Employers Workers’ Compensation Law Blog