If you’ve been—
- What other towns are worth visiting?
- Can’t miss things to see and do?
- Must eat foods / restaurants?
Thanks! I figure it never hurts to crowdsource your vacation planning.
Here’s what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Genetic Bias Law Has Worked Perfectly, or Maybe Not at All — via Bloomberg Law
- From Overlawyered posts to SCOTUS hypotheticals — Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Does ‘Little Old Lady’ Have an Age Discrimination Case? — via EntertainHR
HR & Employee Relations
- Noncompete agreements allow bosses to chain workers to their jobs. We need to free them. — via NBC News
- Non-Solicitation Agreements: Court Finds Financial Professionals Have a Duty to Notify Clients About a Change of Employment — via Financial Services Employment Law
- Nicotine Users Need Not Apply — via EntertainHR
- As Gen Z rises, 3 workplace shifts are emerging — Ragan
- Are Snow Days Unfair To Telecommuters? — via Evil Skippy at Work
- Biglaw ‘Booze Chaperone’ Policy Is Like A Designated Driver For ’Not Being Lecherous A-Holes’ — via Above the Law
- Worst HR Document Ever, the Employee Handbook — via Fistful of Talent
Technology
- GOTCHA! You won’t believe how one company unraveled an employee’s ‘flat tire’ absence excuse — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- What Is Wrong in the Nightmare Nanny Craigslist Post (and How You’re Making the Same Mistakes in Your Business) — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Dooce Will Sleep With Your Husband — Tracy Coenen’s FRAUDfiles
- New Report Spotlights Changes in Phishing Techniques — via Dark Reading
- Cybersecurity Remains a Top SEC Examination Priority in the New Decade — via Data Privacy Monitor
Wage & Hour
- New Jersey Just Passed the First Law in the Nation to Guarantee Severance Pay After Mass Layoffs — via The Nation
- Navigating Overtime Pay: A Breakdown of White Collar Exemptions — via GMS Blog
- It’s All About Those Rates (Part I): Basic Rate of Pay — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- DOL letter ‘expansively’ broadens employers’ ability to alter salaries — via HR Dive
- New Joint Employer Rules Adopted by USDOL; Connecticut Employers Should Tread Carefully — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Labor
- How to Organize Your Workplace Without Getting Caught — via Vice / Motherboard
- For the Love of God, Ask the Candidates About Unions — via New York Magazine
OSHA & Safety
- How to Manage an Employee with Depression — via Harvard Business Review
- OSHA Penalty Increase Effective Tomorrow — via OSHA Law Blog
- OSHA Tweets Out a Reminder – Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Form 300A for Calendar Year 2019 are Due March 2 — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
- Bookmark This! The Employee Wellbeing Edition — via hr bartender
- $551K OSHA Fine Against Rail Company Following Death of Employee in Confined Space — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog