Boy has it been quiet this week. Sure, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to a seat on the Supreme Court, but otherwise it seems like everyone (but me) are away on their summer vacations. Whether you are away or not, consider this as my tip of the week: your office desk is not a great place to stash your collection of kidding porn (c/o Above the Law)
Here's what I read during what felt like an unusually sedate week:
Discrimination
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Muslim Head Gear Ban Allowed by 3rd Circuit – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
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More Men Filing Sex Discrimination Suits – from Law.com
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Fired for Cubicle Exorcism: Is That Religious Bias? – from Mindy Chapman’s Case in Point
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Customer Preference Not Justification for Discrimination – from GT LE Blog
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A Labor Market Punishment to Mothers – from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing
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ADA’s 20th Anniversary: A Contrary View – from The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips
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Getting to Work – from Charles Sullivan at the Workplace Prof Blog
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Court Rules Employee Does Not Necessarily Need to Comply with Employer’s Heightened FMLA Notice Procedure – from Texas Employment Law Update
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Disciplining FMLA Leave-Takers – from The HR Cafe
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FMLA Inclusion Act Introduced in Congress ... Again – from FMLA Insights
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Overtime Compliance Must Be Taken Seriously—Damages are Severe and Potentially Crippling for a Business – from Overtime Advisor
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Employees: If You’re Too Stupid to Set Your Facebook Privacy, You Deserve It If HR Looks – from Know HR
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Wife Says She Learned From Facebook That Her Hubby Had Another Wedding – from the ABA Journal
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I Shouldn’t Have to Tell Employees This, But I Do – from Popehat
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No Need for Panic: 10 Tips to Prevent Employee Issues with Social Media – from TLNT, the Business of HR
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Tips for creative success from Pixar – from Presentation Zen
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Blog Comments as Trial Evidence – from the Delaware Employment Law Blog
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Adobe’s Advice on Purging PDF Documents of Metadata – from Ride the Lightning
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I Tweet, Therefore I am – from Peggy Orenstein in the New York Times Magazine
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Juvenile corrections officer fired over Facebook slurs – from Chris Tye at wkyc.com
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Bereavement Leave for the 21st Century – from Mike Maslanka’s Work Matters
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Leading a Good Fight: Stories and Rules – from Bob Sutton’s Work Matters
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Trade Secrets of Ultimate Fighting—Stolen? – from Trade Secrets Blog
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From Trade Secrets to Newsletters, What Do Confidentiality Agreements Really Cover? – from Trade Secret/Noncompete
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Emergency! What Can an Employer Do When An Employee is Violating A Non-Compete Agreement – from Dan Schwartz's Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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