WIRTW #288 (the “words of wisdom” edition)

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

Discrimination

• Top 5 tips for employers when managing pregnant employees — from Employment Intelligence
• Thou Shalt Not Retaliate Against Thine Employees—Ever!! — from The Emplawyerologist
• Obesity is Now a “Disease,” AMA says; What’s That Mean for HR? — from HR Gazette
• EEOC Commissioner Feldblum provides answers on obesity as a disability — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• 7th Circuit embraces “no jerks” rule after mediation meltdown — from Work Matters
• Can The EEOC Troll For Plaintiffs By Sending A Blast Email To Business Email Addresses? — from Workplace Class Action Litigation
• 6 Ways To Prove You’re A Victim Of Age Discrimination — from Donna Ballman’s from Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
• Employer not liable for shift leader’s bad acts — from EmployerLINC
• Retaliation is Reality TV — from EntertainHR
• What Happens AFTER a Remand from the Appellate Court? — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• Do you follow terminated employees on Twitter? — from The Tim Sackett Project
• Is BYOD Right For Your Workplace? — from Washington Workplace Law
• “Your cellphone: private or not?” — from How Appealing
• More Facebook Issues: This Time, It’s the Stored Communications Act — from Trade Secret / Noncompete Blog
• Employer Failure to Preserve Employee Social-Media Evidence — from Delaware Employment Law Blog
• Can You Say Discrimination? 28% of Recruiters React Negatively to Religious Posts/Tweets — from WinWinHR

HR & Employee Relations

• What to expect when you return to work — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• Well, That Stinks: Dealing With Smelly Co-workers — from Workplace Diva
• You Say Let’s Talk Severance/Your Employer Hears I Quit (Or, Employees Are From Pluto, Employers Are From Uranus) — from Workplace Fairness

Wage & Hour

• Dear Evil Skippy: My Employee Was Out Shopping When She Was Supposed To Be On Medical Leave — from Evil Skippy at Work
• Does employee use of DOL “timesheet” app mean we can’t ban cellphones? — from Business Management Daily
• “Protected Activity” No Shield for Insubordination — from Lawffice Space
• What Pink Floyd Can Teach Employers about FMLA: Enforce Call-In Procedures and Insist Upon Facts Supporting Need for Leave — from Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights