Each week, there’s a story or two that slips through the cracks that I just can’t get to. This week is no exception. Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of NASA’s employment background check policies. For more information on this case, I recommend the following summaries and opinions of my fellow bloggers:
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Unanimous US Supreme Court: Constitutional Right to Informational Privacy Not Violated by NASA Background Check – from Workplace Prof Blog
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SCOTUS: NASA background check is constitutional – from Ross Runkel’s LawMemo Employment Law Blog
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Supreme Court: Background Investigations on Federal Contract Employees OK – from Human Resources News
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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Government Background Screens in NASA v. Nelson – from Employer Law Report
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Feds Can Require Background Checks on Contractors, High Court Holds – from Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Workplace Technology
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Employers Checking Employee E-mail: The Split Continues – from Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
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Using Your Employer’s E-mail: There’s Legal, and Then There’s Smart – from New Jersey Employment Law Blog
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“Belongs To The Company” Means Exactly That – from Labor Employment Law Blog
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Eleventh Circuit Ruling Strengthens Employers' Hand Against Employees who Abuse Access to Information Systems – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
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2010 Online, by the Numbers – from the New York Times Bits Blog
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Employee Tip of the Week: Your Boss is Watching (Or Might Be, One Day) – from New York City Employment Lawyer
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Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules – from Computerworld
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What Does the "Year of the Tablet" (or of the iPad) Mean for Employers? – from Workplace Privacy Counsel
Social Media
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Why Your Boss Should Be Able to Fire You Over Facebook – from the Evil HR Lady, c/o BNET
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Social Media Research + Employment Decisions: May Be a Recipe for Litigation – from Social Media Law Update
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Social-Media Guidelines Apply to Supervisors, Too – from Molly DiBianca at the Delaware Employment Law Blog
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NFL Teams and Executives Must Be Aware of the Legal Consequences of Their Social Media Usage – from Shear on Social Media Law
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Battling Information Overload Among Employees Using Employers’ Social Media Tools in the Workplace – from Digital Workplace Blog
Employee Relations & HR
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4 ways employers can protect themselves when employees leave – from The Employer Handbook Blog
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“Golden Voice” Story is Worthy of HR Consideration – from Nick Fishman’s employeescreenIQ Blog
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When employees prepare to return from leaves of absence: what can you say? – from Sindy Warren at the Warren & Hays Employment Law Blog
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2 GINA Employee Handbook Action Items – from Philip Miles’s Lawffice Space
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Complying with the New GINA Legislation – from CPEhr
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The Dirty Dozen Performance Appraisal Errors – from BusinessWeek
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The McDonald’s Fiasco: It Never Makes Sense to Follow Rules Over the Cliff – from TLNT
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New Filing Reminds Employers of Employee Protection for Jury Service – from Texas Employment Law Update
Discrimination
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HR Says: Is this Interview Question Legal? – from International Business Times Blogs
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ADA opinion, if followed, could impact the scope of accommodation requirements – from Work Matters
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Even the Best Employees Can Suffer Discrimination – from Tom Crane’s San Antonio Employment Law Blog
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Former Prostitute Can Raise Sexual Harassment Claim – from Atlanta Employment Lawyer Blog
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7th Circuit Rules Oral "Right to Sue" from EEOC is Not Sufficient to Start 90-Day Period – from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog
Wage & Hour
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A Ray of Sanity in the FLSA Collective Action Morass: Half-pay in Misclassification Cases – from Michael Fox’s Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer
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Half-Time Damages In FLSA Misclassification Cases – from The FLSA
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Boobs and Babes in the Workplace – from Michael Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
Labor Relations
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Will NLRB Seek Shorter Union Election Campaigns? – from IndustryWeek
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NLRB General Counsel Directs Inclusion of New Default Language in Settlement Agreements – from Labor Relations Counsel
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Supervisor has a viable claim under the NLRA when terminated or disciplined for refusing to commit unfair labor practices – from Employment Law Matters
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