WIRTW #573 (the “last laugh” edition)

When I go, I hope I have enough forethought to go out like this.

A dead man pranked his family at his own funeral by using a recording to scream ‘Let me out!’ as they put his coffin into the ground

Here’s what I read this week.

Discrimination

• Can your business prevent Oscar from living in a trash can without violating the ADA? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• The Anxiety of Being the “Only” — via Harvard Business Review
• Are we all textualists now?: Amy Howe and Kevin Russell discuss oral arguments in LGBT employment discrimination cases — via SCOTUSblog
• The Supreme Court Case Testing the Limits of Gorsuch’s Textualism — via Workplace Fairness
• New on LGBT issues and the law: religious tax exemptions, Title VII coverage — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
• Teacher sues school after getting fired for using wrong gender pronouns — via Phil Miles’ Lawffice Space
• Employers, Retaliating Against An Employee Who Discloses a Disability Is a Sure Way To Get Sued — via FisherBroyles

HR & Employee Relations

• The Movie “JOKER” is a Story about You, Me and Our Complete Lack of Empathy... — via The HR Capitalist
• Half of working parents say they can’t give 100% on the job — via HR Dive
• 62% of U.S. employees think children should never be brought to work — via Workplace Diva
• When Fantasy Football Impacts the Reality of the Workplace — via The Labor Dish
• Can a Party Recover Damages for the Anticipated Future Use of Trade Secrets? — via Trading Secrets
• Belief That Information Is a Trade Secret, Even If It Isn’t, Is Enough to Be Convicted for Attempted Theft of Trade Secrets — via Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog

Tech

• Employee “likes” critical posts on LinkedIn — via Ask a Manager
• How to Build a Rock-Solid Cybersecurity Culture — via Dark Reading
• More Than 100 Law Firms Have Reported Data Breaches. And the Problem Is Getting Worse — via Law.com - In-House Counsel
• Job Positions and Cybersecurity — via HR Gazette

Wage & Hour

• New FLSA Changes 2019 – – What You Need to Know — via hr bartender
• Paid FMLA – The Many Questions That Lie Ahead — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• 11th Cir.: Employee whose accounts were transferred did not experience FMLA retaliation — via HR Dive

OSHA & Safety

• OSHA Updates on Distracted Driving in Employment and in the Workplace — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
• Considerations in Drafting a Workplace Violence Policy — via HR Hero Line

* Photo by Rhodi Lopez on Unsplash