I left y'all with quite the cliffhanger last Friday. How would Norah do in her semifinal round at the Tri-C High School Rock Off? "No matter what happens tomorrow night, I'm so proud of her." That's what I wrote last week. Of course, however, I really wanted her to advance to the Final Exam. What parent wouldn't?
In the semifinals, the acts draft their performance slot for the night, with the draft order set by ticket sales. Norah ended up drafting 5th. After saying for weeks that she did not want to close the show, she then chose to close the show. The 10th band out of 10. A singer-songwriter choosing to take the stage in a rock 'n' roll competition after 3-plus hours of loud music played by driving rock bands. "A baller move," we told her when she texted us from the Rock Hall. Her response: "Go big or go home!"
Well, she went big. She played the best 15-minutes of music of her life and breezed into the Final Exam. Choosing to close was absolutely the right choice for her to make, especially when your last song is her chill-inducing version of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." You can watch her full set here.
Tickets for the Final Exam are on sale now. The event is the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 2 at 6 pm. Your $20 ticket ($15 for students) not only gets you a few hours of music from some of the best high school rock bands (and high school singer-songwriters) in the country, but also full admission to the Rock Hall during the event. You can buy your tickets here (code: norah). I'd love to see you there, and Norah would love your support.
Here's what I read this week that you should read, too.
DEI Faces Increased Legal and Leadership Scrutiny Heading into 2024 — via EntertainHR
Did Your Employee Call Off Today Due to Super Bowl Flu? Throw the Flag! — via Jeff Nowak's FMLA Insights
Appellate Court Affirms That Deadlines Are, Well, Deadlines and Locks Out Employee from Proceeding with Discrimination Claim — via Dan Schwartz's Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Here are four ways to BOTCH a sexual harassment investigation — via Eric Meyer's The Employer Handbook Blog
Say What? Jury Docks Employer $1.6M For Shunning Deaf Applicant for Warehouse Jobs — via Joe's HR and Benefits Blog
Accommodating cannabis: A "how-to" for employers — via Employment & Labor Insider
Whistleblower Exposes Toxic Culture at Rivian — via More Perfect Union
My coworker brought sex workers back to our hotel on a business trip — via Ask a Manager
Mandalorian Actress Files Suit Against Disney for Wrongful Termination — via The Employment Brief
Lawyer Loses Case Over Mean Tweets — via Above the Law
USPTO Guidelines Define the Role of AI in Patent Inventorship — via Employment Law Lookout