On Valentine’s Day, we tend to focus (because marketing and advertising tell us that we should) on our significant other. Not to sound too cheesy, but I focus on my wife every day. I don’t need a special heart-shaped day on the calendar to remind me. Thus, I instead like to focus on the general ideals of love and that which brings joy into our lives.
So for today, let’s focus less on the Hallmark world of Valentine’s Day and more on all of the things in our lives that bring us love and joy.
And, in that vein, I bring you something that recently brought me tremendous joy—this video of my daughter learning that her band advanced to the finals of the 2020 Tri-C High School Rock Off. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for the opportunities that this will bring them, but I’m more excited because you can see from the look on her face when she hears the emcee announce, “Fake ID,” just how happy this makes her. We all need something in our lives that makes us this happy and joyful.
Happy Valentine’s Day y’all.
Here’s what I read this week:
Here’s what I read this week:
- Dr. Loveless answers your workplace romance questions! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Fear of MeToo Hasn’t Stopped Bosses From Dating Their Underlings — via Bloomberg
- What Should We Do in Response to Harassment & Discrimination Issues in the Workplace? — via SHRM Blog
- Is #MeToo Over Already? — via HR Hero Line
- Take This to the Bank: Allowing Customers to Harass Your Employees WILL Land You in Trouble — via Janette Levey Frisch’s The EmpLAWerologist Blog
- Employer Learns Not to Question Older Applicant’s “Long Term” Prospects — via Minnesota Employment Law Report
- Employers, The EEOC Is Watching — via Amy Epstein Gluck at FisherBroyles
- Religious Discrimination in Employment Case Settlement: Employer Compels Employee To Engage in Scientology Practices as a Condition of Employment — via Workplace Fairness
- Ohio Chamber Priority Bill Takes Important Step — via Ohio Chamber Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Employment-at-Will Does Not Mean What You Think It Means — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- When This HR Leader and His Team Got Laid Off, He Responded in a Perfect Way — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Whistleblower Complaint Alleges DOJ Improperly Funded Hookers For Jesus — via Above the Law
- ‘I Am the Smelly Co-worker’ — via The Cut
- What Every Generation in Your Workforce Needs for Peak Performance — via Workology
- The workplace has become a professional pressure cooker, study says — via Workplace Diva
- The Non-Compete Reset – Draft for Enforcement — via Smooth Transitions
Technology
- Sedona Conference Issues Final Incident Response Plan — via Ride The Lightning
- Screening social media? Devise a rating system, Penn State researchers say — via HR Dive
- Chatbots And Beyond: Six AI Trends Reshaping The Workplace — via Forbes
Wage & Hour
- An Employee Not Actually Engaged in the Company’s Core Function—its Primary Revenue Generator—Can Be Administrative Exempt — via The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Parental Leave Policies: What to Know and What to Consider — via HR Hero Line
- AB-5 exemptions and opportunities: Should I form an LLC? — via The Sociable Lawyer Blog
- Can an employee, stranded on a quarantined cruise ship, take FMLA? #Coronavirus — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Labor
- Where the President and Democratic Candidates Stand on Collective Bargaining Rights of Gig Workers — via Employment Law Lookout
- Can Amazon Prime members compel Amazon to treat its workers with greater dignity? — via Minding the Workplace
- More Handbook Guidance: NLRB Shows When It Will Uphold Policies Regarding Confidentiality, Cell Phones, and Email Usage — via Employment Law Worldview
OSHA & Safety
- Workplace Violence Prevention: When Is The Time To Improve Your Prevention Posture — via Nater Associates
- Survey: Workplace More Stressful Than 5 Years Ago — via Yahoo Finance
- Working women with caregiving duties are the most stressed, WebMD finds — via HR Dive