WIRTW #235 (the “exciting announcement” edition)

The Employer Bill of Rights remains one of my most popular posts. In fact, it’s so popular it got its own book deal. All joking aside, I am very proud to announce that I have been hard at work on my second book, The Employer Bill of Rights. Since I just received the cover art, I figured now is as good a time as any to break the news. Apress will publish the book by year’s end. I’ll update with links to Amazon and other points-of-sale when they go live (which I’m told will be soon).

Here’s the rest of what I read this week:

Discrimination

• Dear Evil Skippy: Can I Ask My Employee If She’s Pregnant? — from Evil Skippy at Work
• Fact or Fiction: The ADA requires creating a new job for a disabled employee — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• Employer Best Practices for Analyzing Whether Leave Beyond FMLA is an “Undue Hardship” under the ADA — from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
• The EEOC And Wellness Programs — from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
• What Do Your EEO-1 Reports Tell the EEOC and OFCCP About Your Company? — from Employment Law Matters
• How Do I Prove I’m Paid Less Than My Male Co-Workers? — from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• Yammer’s Social Media Policy — from Slideshare
• A True Story about Discovery of Old Tweets In Litigation — from Delaware Employment Law Blog
• Stop Worrying About Employees’ Use of Social Media — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
• Finally, Facebook Can be an Employer’s Friend, too — from Michigan Employment Law
• Is it OK to spy on your employees? — from Social Media Today
• Why “rude” emails are the price we pay for social media — from The Verge
• Everything You Need to Know About OS X Mountain Lion — from Lifehacker

HR & Employee Relations

• Using Criminal Background Checks in the Hiring Process; Handle With Care — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Twisting SHRM Background Check Findings — from employeescreenIQ Blog
• What “Ted” Can Teach Managers and Entrepreneurs About Hiring & Firing — from TLNT
• Mother May I … Work AND Be A Mom? — from Fistful of Talent
• Phrases That Will Get You Fired, Maybe, It All Depends — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
• Dirty Words Can Cost You a Promotion — from Forbes
• Pooch Power: What Dog-Friendly Workplaces Can Do For Your Business — from Fast Company

Wage & Hour

• Seyfarth Shaw Study Shows Increase in Wage and Hour Labor Suits — from Law.com
• Former Unpaid Intern’s Lawsuit Gets Approval For Class Action Status — from TLNT
• For Temp Workers, “Temp” Looking More Permanent — from NPR’s Morning Edition