In her preschool class last week, my daughter had to share what she was thankful for. Her classmates gave the standard responses—parents, grandparents, siblings, maybe a pet or two. Her answer—Peter Pan. Good to know where my wife and I stand in her corner of the universe.
Here’s what I’m thankful for (at least as my blog is concerned):
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I’m thankful for the nearly 600 subscribers who think enough of what I have to say on a daily basis to have my thoughts delivered to their feedreaders or inboxes.
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I’m thankful for the more than 8,000 different visitors each month who find me via a Google search, a link, Twitter, or some other way, who stop by to read my thoughts and musings.
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I’m thankful for all of my blogging and tweeting colleagues—many of whom I now consider friends—with whom I have shared ideas and links, and engaged in interesting debates.
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I’m thankful for all of the reporters who have used me a source (and spelled my name correctly).
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I’m thankful for my partners, who, when they were the partners, provided me the freedom to start what at the time was a novel project.
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Finally, I’m thankful for my wife, who often puts up with my late-night typing because I have a thought I want to finish for the next morning.
Have a great Thanksgiving and long holiday weekend. I’ll see everyone back on Monday, when we start the stretch run to my annual list of the year’s top 10 labor and employment law stories.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
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“Legal” Drugs and the ADA, Part III – from Workplace Prof Blog
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EEOC Granted Wide Latitude in Age Subpoena Enforcement – from Workplace Class Action Litigation
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How to Survive the ADAAA: Seven Best Practices for Employers – from Employment and Labor Insider
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Followup and Resources from Where We Live’s Discussion on Gender Wage Gap – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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“Good parenting” in an age of work-family imbalance – from Work and Family Blog
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Paycheck Fairness Act: Good Riddance – from the Evil HR Lady (writing at BNET)
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Answer to Question of the Week: Body Art – from Mark Toth’s Manpower Employment Blawg
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If you provide public accommodations, beware discriminating against people with disabilities – from Employment Law Bits
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In Defense of the EEOC? No, Just a Reminder About Pancakes – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
Wage & Hour
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What Are YOU Doing About Wage and Hour Compliance? – from Stephanie Thomas at Compensation Cafe
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Baltimore Workers File Class-Action Suit Over ESPN Zone Closure – from Workplace Fairness
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Labor Department Partners With ABA in Lawyer Referral Program – from ABA Journal Daily News
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Care In Drafting Pay Documents Is Essential – from Wage and Hour Laws Blog
Social Networking & Technology
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Nearly Half of CIOs Plan to Restrict Cyber Holiday Shopping from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
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CIOs See Smartphones as Data Breach Time Bombs from Ride The Lightning
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Mining Facebook Pages of Police-Officers-To-Be – from Molly DiBianca at the Delaware Employment Law Blog
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Facebook Accounts for 25% of All U.S. Pageviews – from Mashable
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Computer Fraud & Abuse Act: Court Rejects Argument That Employer’s Corporate Policies Can Make Employee Access “Unauthorized” Under the CFAA – from Trade Secrets & Non-Compete Blog
Non-Competition Agreements
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Honoring a competitor’s non-compete? – from Rob Radcliff’s Smooth Transitions
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“Head-Start” Rule Applies to Damages, As Well As Injunctions – from Kenneth Vanko’s Legal Developments In Non-Competition Agreements
Miscellaneous
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NLRB Seeks Briefs in Case Alleging Discriminatory Denial of Union Access to Employer Property – from Seth Borden’s Labor Relations Today
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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday? – from Harvard Business Review
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The Importance of Small Businesses – from Michael Haberman’s HR Observations
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How to make an open-door policy a reality – from Work Matters
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