Surprise. "What I'm Reading..." is running one day early this week. Tomorrow is a much needed off-day for me, which will be followed by "Best of" all next week. I'll return with brand new content for everyone on June 7.
This week brought us two momentous events – the series finale of the greatest television show of all time (IMHO), Lost, and an employment decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that will impact corporate document retention programs nationwide.
For some analogies between Lost and employment law, I recommend the following:
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LOST and Employment Law: Live Together or Die Alone – from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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Lost’s Moments of Clarity and the Prisoners’ Dilemma – from Victoria Pynchon’s Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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Lessons From LOST – from Mark Toth’s Manpower Employment Blawg
For coverage of Lewis v. City of Chicago, which greatly expanded the statute of limitations for disparate impact discrimination claims, take a look at these blogs:
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Employees can sue over older policies – from Jay Shepherd’s Gruntled Employees
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U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion Allowing African-American Firefighters To Sue City Of Chicago Asserting Racial Discrimination Disparate Impact Claims – from the Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
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Supreme Court Ruling Expands Statute of Limitations for Title VII Claims – from Human Resources News
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Disparate-Impact Claims Get a Boost in Unanimous Supreme Court Opinion Written by Justice Scalia – from Fitzpatrick on Employment Law
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U.S. Supreme Court on Timeliness of Disparate Impact Claims – from What’s New in Employment Law
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Supreme Court Decides Disparate Impact Case – from Nolo’s Employment Law Blog
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Supreme Court: Disparate Impact Plaintiffs Can Sue Based on the Application of the Discriminatory Practice – from World of Work
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SCOTUS: Firefighters win disparate impact case – from LawMemo
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Supreme Court: Disparate Impact Arises Upon Application of Employment Practice – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Disparate Impact Win for Employer – from Texas Employment Law Update
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S. CT: Disparate Impact Claims Start To Run When Results of Job Test Applied by Employer – from Paul Secunda at the Workplace Prof Blog
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Important Procedural Decision from the Supreme Court – from Maryland Employment Law Developments
Here's the rest of what I thought was interesting this week:
Social Networking
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10 Things Every HR Practitioner Should Know About Social Media – from Frank Roche’s KnowHR Blog
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Legal Dangers of Disciplining over Social Media – from HR Daily Advisor
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11th Cir: Admission of MySpace Evidence Harmless Error – from Molly DiBianca’s Going Paperless
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Opening the Door to Facebook: Severe Emotional Distress May be the Key – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
Discrimination
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The War on Moms – from Chris McKinney’s HR Lawyer’s Blog
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Discrimination in the workplace: Who's most likely to trigger a lawsuit? – from HR Cafe
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In-House Question of the Week: How Do You Make Frivolous Plaintiffs Go Away without Litigation? – from Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
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Bat Fellatio and the Ambiguity of Sexual Harassment – from The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips
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Employers May Be Liable For Violating ADA Based On Vague And Overbroad Medical Questionnaires – from Labor Employment Law Blog
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Employers don’t need to tolerate difficult employees – from Jennifer Hays at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog
HR
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Top 10 List: Why Supervisors Do NOT Need Basic Legal Training – from Human Resources News
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An Eye On New York Workplace Bullying Legislation – from New York Labor and Employment Law Report
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Your Least Favorite (or Favorite) Policy – from Evil HR Lady
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HR Summer Checklist – from Where Great Workplaces Start
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When the Star Fires the Boss... – from Kris Dunn, The HR Capitalist
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Zero Tolerance Policies Have Limited Utility – from San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Wage & Hour
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DOL Increases Penalties for Child Labor Violations – from Wage & Hour Counsel
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Telecommuting on the Rise – from Florida Employment Law Blog
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Momentous Development In FLSA Class Action Law – from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
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Conducting Internal Audits To Ensure Employees Are Properly Classified – from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
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How Much Should Workers Know About Classification Decisions? – from Fair Labor Standards Act Law
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Tipped Employees: Dual Employment – from Fitzpatrick on Employment Law
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