Did you hear that Donald Trump appointed 10th Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill to SCOTUS seat vacated by the death of Antonin Scalia? What have some of my blogging friends had to say about this appointment? Glad you asked.
Gorsuch’s extra-judicial writing and speeches — via SCOTUSblog
What President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Means for Employment Law Cases — via Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
I wonder how Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, might decide a SCOTUS leave-accommodation ADA case. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
SCOTUS Nominee ‘Excellent’ Choice for Employers — via HR Daily Advisor
Daily Trumpdate: Gorsuch seems to care about real people — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Judge Gorsuch is not Friendly to U.S. Workers — via San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Where Does Gorsuch Stand on Tech and the Law? — via Technologist
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
The Victims In An Employment Case — via Above the Law
Is the EEOC Backing Out of an LGBTQ Lawsuit? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
Does the ADA Require an Employer to Treat Disability Related Misconduct More Leniently? — via Iowa Employment Law Blog
Talking about an employee’s medical condition — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
51 Million Reasons to Consult An Attorney Prior to a Workforce Reduction — via All in a Day’s Work
Technology & the Workplace
Workplace AI makes it all too easy to track you on the job — via Engadget HD
Your Workforce Is More Mobile – And You Should Be Too — via Workology
Employee Smart Phones: Smile, Your Meeting is Streaming Live and In Color — via BeLabor The Point
How Feedback Apps Can Help Improve Employee Retention — via Workforce Magazine
Dispel Cybersecurity Myths at the Law Firm — via Technologist
5 Privacy and Safety Tips On Data Privacy Day — via Shear on Social Media Law
This is Trump’s plan to fix the cybers — via Boy Genius Report
Facebook is closing in on 2 billion monthly users — via The Verge
HR & Employee Relations
Passing workplace anti-bullying laws during the Age of Trump — via Minding the Workplace
My 2017 Predictions: It Won’t Be Pretty — via Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
Is Corrective Action a Death Sentence? — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
Wage & Hour
Labor Department Employees Revolt — via The Concourse
New Administration’s Request For Additional Time To Address Injunction Of New Overtime Rule May Signal An Intent To Abandon The Rule — via Wage & Hour Defense Blog
Paid Parental Leave 2017: It’s Not Your Mama’s Maternity Leave — via Matrix Radar
Go ahead and bookmark this post for top FMLA cases of 2017 — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
3d Cir. on FMLA retaliation and the honest belief defense — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
Ask the Expert: Is Organ Donation Covered under FMLA? — via HR Daily Advisor
Labor
“A Kick In The Ass” For Labor: A Union Leader Considers The Age Of Trump — via Deadspin
Joint Employment Update: What’s The Status of Browning-Ferris and the NLRB? — via Who Is My Employee?
Obama’s NLRB Legacy Remains: New GC Memo Locks Active Arbitration Agreement/Class Action Waiver Cases to Murphy Oil Holding — via Management Memo
NLRB Pushing Specialty Healthcare Standard to Unprecedented Lengths — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
The Huffington Post Ratifies Union Contract — via The Huffington Post
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