WIRTW #717: the ‘donut' edition

I love donuts. At 51 years old, however, I try not to eat them too often anymore. The weight just doesn't come off quite the way it used to. But it doesn't mean I won't indulge every now and again, including on a recent episode of The Triple D Podcast: Donuts, Disability and Discourse.

I sat down with local disability rights attorney Michael Liner to discuss my work as a labor & employment lawyer and craft beer lawyer, the types of clients I work with, my roll managing marketing and business development at my law firm, and the challenges and opportunities of working in a post-Covid world. I also shared my review of the outstanding craft-beer-based donut I sampled at Brewnuts, our host for the episode. 

You can watch the entire discussion here.

Finally, there are still some tickets left for the Rhett Miller/norah marie show at the Music Box Supper Club this Sunday, May 19, 🎟️ here. Doors are at 5, and Norah's opening set starts at 7.

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Here's what I read this week that you should read, too.

Denying coverage for gender-affirming care to transgender employees is sex discrimination — via Eric Meyer's Employer Handbook Blog

HHS Amends HIPAA Privacy Rule to Further Protect Reproductive Health Information — via Privacy & Data Security Insights

Red Hat's DEI program was discriminatory, lawsuit says — via HR Dive

The Reality of DEI Programs – A Big Brother Perspective — via HR Law Matters

It's Time to Make 'Hush Trips' a Fireable Offense and Balancing Flexibility and Compliance: A conversation with Robyn Garrett, Suzanne Lucas, and Victoria Purser — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas

RTO lessons from Dell's badge swipe tracking program — via Ragan

The End to Refining Crude Chevron Deference (not Oil) for the NLRB? — via The L•E•Jer

Employers split on using generative AI for HR as legal risks loom — via HR Dive

Mastering ChatGPT for Legal Content Creation — via Above the Law

In a PWFA World, Can an Employer Safely Request FMLA Medical Certification for an Absence Due to Pregnancy? — via FMLA Insights

Can You See It? NLRB Fights to Restore New Joint Employer Rule — via Who Is My Employee?

Someone emailed me about my employee's behavior outside of work — via Ask a Manager

Mother's Day "pregnancy" quiz! — via Employment & Labor Insider