WIRTW #274 (the “Dunder Mifflin” edition)
Last night brought us the final episode of what may be the greatest ever satire of the American workplace—The Office. Seinfeld, that is how you do a series finale.
In its honor, I bring you one of my favorite clips from my favorite episodes from show’s nine-year run, Diversity Day. If this doesn’t make your employment law skin crawl, nothing will:
Here are 59 other reasons we’re going to miss The Office.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination- Want to cut the line at the Disney park? Call my disabled friend — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- “Bashful Bladder” As A Disability? Running Water The Accommodation? — from Employment Discrimination Report
- Horniest boss ever? His employee still can’t prove sexual harassment — from The Employer Handbook Blog
- Angelina Jolie and Employment Law — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Bad Credit Could Cost You a Job — from Nolo’s Employment Law Blog
- EEOC Brings, Settles First Ever GINA Lawsuit — from Employer’s Law Blog
- “My Prior Complaint Was One of the Reasons for the Adverse Employment Action”: Mixed Motive Theories for Retaliation Claims Under Title VII — from HR Defense Blog
- Social Media By the Numbers — from Social Media Strategies Summit Blog
- How Can You Avoid Lawsuits While Using Social Media to Screen Applicants? 10 Steps to Consider — from The Emplawyerologist
- Social media and nonsolicitation agreements — from Technology for HR
- Asking to telework when you have your period — from Ask a Manager
- Should these employees have been terminated? Tell us what you think! — from Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Try Acting More Like a Kindergartner — from Evil HR Lady writing at Inc.com
- Dear Evil Skippy: Can I Refuse To Hire Someone With Tattoos? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Hipster Bias > Another HR Hurdle? — from Fistful of Talent
- Fired For Voicing My Concerns — from Work Place Coach Blog News
- Using Standard Form Employee Handbooks; Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t — from damnedif
- Here’s Why Bullies Are Taking Over Your Organization — from TLNT
- To Be Or Not To Be An Independent Contractor — from San Antonio Employment Law Blog
- Congressional Roundup: Republican Comp Time Bill Gets a Vote — from Bloomberg BNA
- “They Owe You” Does Not Always Mean You Can Withhold — from Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
- FLSA Compliance: Dispelling the Great Myths — from HR Daily Advisor
- Employers Play Whack-A-Mole with Internship Lawsuits — from The Wage and Hour Litigation Blog
- Is Time Spent Traveling to Trainings Outside of Normal Working Time — from Smart HR Manager
- “The N.L.R.B.’s Contested Poster” — from How Appealing
- Senate Republicans Call for Hearing on NLRB's Budget Request — from Wisconsin Employment & Labor Law Blog