After the week I’ve had, I think some humor is in order. Apparently, I’m not the only one. This article from the Wall Street Journal suggests that companies can connect better with their employees and customers with levity.
And any good HR manager can tell you that workplace satisfaction — not compensation — is the best predictor of employee retention. Humor can be a powerful tool in inter-office communications, as research has shown that it’s a useful way to cope with pain, stress and adversity (in other words, staff meetings).Here’s the rest of what I read this week
Discrimination
- FACT OR FICTION: There is such a thing as a reverse-disability claim? — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Physical attendance not required? ADA and telecommuting, cont’d — from Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Second Circuit Rejects Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Claims — from Minnesota Employer
- Employers: Don’t Retaliate Even After The Employee Is Gone — from Employment Discrimination Report
- The Disability of the Future Workplace? — from Blogging4Jobs
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- #SocialMediaFail: PayPal director Rakesh Agrawal Departs After Troubling Tweets — from Shear on Social Media Law
- 8 Great iOS Apps That Have Nothing To Do With Practicing Law — from Lawyerist
- State Business Courts – New Rules for Tech Disputes — from Augmented Legality
- Will The Sixth Circuit Get ‘A Rise’ Out Of This Former Bengal Cheerleader’s Dirty Case? — from Abovethelaw.com
- 7 Ways Twitter has Changed Over the Years — from Social Media Strategies Summit Blog
- DON’T GO VIRAL: Donald Sterling, et al., and off-duty conduct — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Should You Be Outsourcing Your Human Resource Management Needs? — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- ‘Work/life’ balance isn’t your employer’s problem—it’s yours — from Ragan.com
- Millennials @ Work — from SHRM Blog
- US Senate Bill Targets Credit Checks and FCRA Reform — from employeescreenIQ Blog
Wage & Hour
- Uncovering FMLA Abuse – With a Little Help From Big Data — from TLNT
- Agencies Release Exchange-Related COBRA Guidance — from E is for ERISA
Labor Relations
- Filing a Wage and Hour Class Action is Protected by the National Labor Relations Act — from Wage & Hour Defense Blog
- Employer Email Policies on Chopping Block as General Counsel Seeks to Overrule Register Guard and Board Calls for Amicus Briefs — from Labor Relations Update
- NLRB Inviting Briefs on Whether Union Supporters May Use Company Email for Union Activities — from Wyatt Employment Law Report
- House To Hold Hearing On Student/Athlete Unionization — from Labor Relations Today
- The End of Register-Guard? — from Workplace Prof Blog
- Will Your Social Media Policies and Practices Pass NLRB Muster? — from The Emplawyerologist