At Salon.com this week, Teresa Cotsirilos asks, “Is racism on the way out?” According to a website I discovered (thanks to @EPetersonSHRM), the answer is clearly “no.” I'm not RACIST, but... posts examples of just how racist people really are, by searching public Facebook posts for the phrase “not racist but”. Some examples, you ask?
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The real question is whether we should be surprised that people this ignorant don’t have enough sense to lock down the privacy settings on their Facebook accounts.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Think Sexism Doesn’t Exist? Read This – from Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Fired Cocktail Waitresses Sue, Claim Casino Wanted Sexier and Younger Workers – from ABA Journal Daily News
- Bridge Worker With Fear of Heights Gets ADA Trial – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
- Federal Court Concludes EEOC Subpoena Is Improper Fishing Expedition – from New York Labor and Employment Law Report
- How To Document a Hostile Work Environment – from UndercoverLawyer
- Son May Bring 3rd Party Retaliation Claim – from Atlanta Employment Lawyer Blog
- Timing Is (Almost) Everything: The Adverse Employment Action Following Knowledge Of Disability – from New York Labor and Employment Law Report
- Brownie Defense Fails in Workplace Drug Testing Case – from Minnesota Labor & Employment Law Blog
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Social Media Distractions Are Costing Businesses Major Money – from Mashable
- The Tide Seems to Have Turned For Social Media on the Job – from TLNT
- Facebook closing in on 700 million friends – from Boy Genius Report
- Why employees should think before they tweet – from The Globe and Mail
- Two Questions Employers Should Ask Before Implementing A Social Media Policy – from Michigan Employment Law Advisor
- Addressing teacher use of social media—on and off the clock – from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook
- The Perfect Media Storm That Is “Weinergate” – from The Not-So Private Parts
Labor Relations
- NLRB Rules Rat Display at Secondary Employer Premises is Lawful – from Seth Borden’s Labor Relations Today
- Fire For Facebook “Concerted Activity”, Risk Getting a Union – from Michael Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Placement of Production Line in Right to Work State Alleged to Violate NLRA – from Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
- More reaction to the NLRB’s overreach – from Marathon Pundit
Employee Competition & Trade Secrets
- Expedited Discovery In Non-Compete Cases Is Not Guaranteed – from Legal Developments In Non-Competition Agreements
- Misclassification of Employee May Impact Employer’s Ability to Enforce Non-Compete Agreement – from Delaware Non-Compete Law Blog
- Third Circuit: Breach of Independent Contractor Agreement Provides Basis to Deny Request for Injunctive Relief – from Trade Secrets and Noncompete Blog
- Colorado Supreme Court Says Continued At-Will Employment Is Sufficient Consideration For Noncompetition Agreement – from Colorado Employer’s Law Blog
Wage & Hour
- Paid Time Off—How’s It Working? Let’s Find Out – from HR Daily Advisor
- Paid Sick Days: Business killer or worker boon? – from CareerDiva Eve Tahmincioglu
- Employee Who Refuses to Provide Sufficient Medical Certification under FMLA is Lawfully Terminated – from FMLA Insights
- Exempt Managers Spending Major Time on Nonmanagerial Duties May Not Affect Exempt Status – from Overtime Advisor
- SDNY: Outside Sales Exemption Applies to Registered Representatives – from Wage & Hour Counsel
Background Screening
- County to Background Check Ice Cream Truck Drivers – from employeescreenIQ Blog
- 3 Myths About Employing People With Criminal Histories – from fyiscreening
In light of this week’s theme, I’ll leave everyone with a glimmer of hope, courtesy of a picture taken by my daughter on her new digital camera.
At the age of 5, she has not yet learned to see race; I hope she never does.
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