Never in my life did I think that I’d ever attend a biker rally. Yet, four days from tomorrow, I’ll be in Sandusky, at Ohio Bike Week.
Why?
I’ll be watching Norah and her bandmates warming up the crowd for 80’s hair band Great White.
If you’re attending, please say hi. I’ll be the one without the motorcycle.
Here’s what I read this week.
Discrimination
If You’re Sued, Your Sexual Harassment Report Could Become Public — via TLNT
Labor Department tells senators it’s too ‘complex’ to collect sexual harassment data — via Workplace Fairness
Sexual Harassment has a major impact on NYC employers — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
Age Discrimination Suit Because Job Posting Asked for “No More Than ‘X’ Years of Experience” — via Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Technology
Blogging to Get Business — via Tracy Coenen’s FRAUDfiles
GDPR and Social Media Privacy Reform — via Social Media Examiner
If I allow employees to text, what guidelines should I install? — via Work Place Coach Blog News
When Your Employees Post Passwords Online — via Krebs on Security
Facebook Fires Employee Who Allegedly Used Data Access to Stalk Women — via Motherboard
IBM Security: Cybersecurity Still a Critical Challenge for Businesses — via Ride The Lightning
Debunking 5 Cybersecurity Myths — via Accellis Technology Group
Ninth Circuit: No Crime Policy Coverage for Social Engineering Fraud Losses — via The D & O Diary
Cyber Risks Dominate In-House Legal Departments — via Above the Law
HR & Employee Relations
Understanding the HR Audit Checklist — via Blogging4Jobs
Guardian of Your Own Galaxy – Hiring the Right People (The Right Way) — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Politics and the Personal Have Invaded Google. A Cautionary Tale. — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
The employer’s side of the story. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
A new Senate bill would make your non-compete agreements worth less than the paper on which they’re printed. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Bad Training Is Devastating — via EntertainHR
Wage & Hour
Episode 25 – There’s Never Enough Buffet — via Marc Alifanz’s and Dennis Westlind’s Hostile Work Environment podcast
California’s Top Court Creates New Test for Independent Contractor vs. Employee, Re-Interprets 102-Year Old Definition — via Who Is My Employee?
I Want To Dock My Employee’s Wages Because She Broke Her Laptop – Okay? — via Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
Can we deduct an employee’s theft of cash from her paycheck? — via Work Place Coach Blog News
FMLA Screaming (Part II) — via Kate Bischoff’s tHRive Law & Consulting Blog
Can you require employees taking FMLA leave to follow your call-in procedures? — via HR Dive
Labor
NLRB Voids Hospital ID Policy that Bans Union Insignia Without Regard to Patient Visibility — via Labor Relations Today
NLRB Expands Unions’ Ability to Acquire Information to Investigate Discrimination Complaints — via Labor Relations
NLRB Takes a Bite Out of Big Apple Restaurant, Finding Terminations Following Employee Emails Expressing Workplace Concerns Violated the NLRA — via Employment Law Worldview
OSHA & Safety
All State Plan Employers are Now Required to Electronically File 2017 Form 300A Data — via Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog
Which Workplace Accidents Pay Off The Best? — via Evil Skippy at Work
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