Do you know what rights your employees have to use the bathroom at work? Earlier this morning, Adrienne Mitchell and I discussed that very issue on Marketwatch Radio. You can listen here: When nature calls, does your boss answer?
On November 11, from 3 – 4 pm, Jeff Nowak and I will be hosting a TweetChat on the evolving rights of pregnant employees in the workplace. Follow along and participate with the hashtag, #hrintelchat. We’ll talk to you then.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
Do Accused Harassers Have a Right to Be Heard? — via Employment Discrimination Report
EEOC: trolling for plaintiffs — via HR Hero Line
Employer to Forego Inflexible Leave Policy in Settlement of ADA Lawsuit, EEOC Announces — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
Employee Retaliation Claims Continue to Rise — via Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions
EEOC Targeting Wellness Programs — via Workplace Prof Blog
EEOC Part of Increasing Focus On LGBT Issues — via The National Law Forum
Knowledge and consistency—Keys to following the prohibitions of Title VII — via InsideCounsel
Under the ADA, is talking an essential job function for an HR Specialist? — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
Racial talk at work? Beware of reverse discrimination. — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
Social Media & Workplace Technology
Social Media, The Workplace and the Enforcement Agencies Circus — via Next Blog
Following Conditional Certification, Court Permits Notice Via Social Media — via Overtime Law Blog
How to stay anonymous online — via Boy Genius Report
How Many Policies Can a Worker Violate with One Selfie? — via HR Daily Advisor
Social media at work: concerns, implications, and best practices — via Technology for HR
The Internet of Things and Employee Management — via Blogging4Jobs
Your Workplace Is Going Viral #AlexfromTarget — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Three Tips for Protecting Your Electronically Stored Confidential Information — via Molly DiBianca’s
HR & Employee Relations
What HR Will Never Tell You — via The Boss Show (with guest Suzanne Lucas, the “Evil HR Lady”)
Engaging Your Older Workers — via Harvard Business Review
How And Why You Should Bring Kids Into The Workplace — via Fast Company
Businesses must adapt to multigenerational workforce — via The Tennessean
A Millennial Twist: LinkedIn Pushing Bring Your Parents to Work Day — via TLNT
The FCRA is the new FLSA — via Employer Law Report
Future Friday: Monitoring employee well-being by testing their sweat — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
Should Employers Require Intellectual Property Agreements? — via Evil Skippy at Work
Wage & Hour
Morgan & Morgan: For The Overtime — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
Motion To Dismiss FLSA Collective Action On Pleadings Fails: An Interesting Tactic — via Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
Eleventh Circuit Upholds District Court’s Rejection of Challenge to Employer Records — via Wage and Hour Law Update
Employee Wins Cross-Country Wage War Against CEO — via Suits by Suits
Reducing Intermittent FMLA Leave at Work — via Employment Law Bits
When an Employee Requests FMLA Leave for a Workplace Injury, Is the Employer Required to Report it as an OSHA Event? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
Labor Relations
NLRB’s Murphy Oil Decision Reaffirms Board’s Position on Class or Collective Action Waivers Despite Rejection by Federal Courts — via Employer Defense Law Blog
Has the National Labor Relations Board opened “Pandora's Box”? — via msnbc.com
NLRB Says On-Line Planning For Insubordination Is Not Protected Concerted Activity — via Labor Relations Update
Facebook Posts too Insubordinate, Lose NLRA Protection — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
Another Established Labor Rule Bites the Dust — via Matt Austin Labor Law
NLRB Revisits the Definition of an Independent Contractor — via TLNT
NLRB Attempts to Make an End Run Around Courts Invalidating its Rulings on Arbitration Agreements — via Stoel Rives World of Employment
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