WIRTW #366 (the “same-sex marriage” edition)

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, one the Court’s most anticipated cases in years, which will (hopefully) decided the fate of same-sex marriage rights.

The web’s best coverage of the oral argument and its implications comes from SCOTUSblog:

• “Super-cuts” from same-sex marriage arguments
• No clear answers on same-sex marriage: In Plain English
• Argument analysis: Justice Kennedy, hesitant but leaning
• Evening round-up: Today’s argument in Obergefell v. Hodges

Stay tuned. The decision is expected in June, and I’ll be sure to report on its implications for your workplace.

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

Discrimination

• If Bruce Jenner Were Your Employee — via Inc.com
• “My religion or my job?” That’s a bad workplace question. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
• EEOC Commissioner Offers Helpful Guidance to Employers on Providing Accommodations to Pregnant Employees — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
• Look! Abercrombie Finally Shifts Hiring Focus After Years of Lawsuits — via In House
• EEOC Considers Commuting a Major Life Activity — via FEDweek
• Spate of Gender Discrimination Lawsuits Against Silicon Valley Technology Companies Highlights the Importance of Adopting and Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Policies and Procedures — via Technology Company Counselor
• You Accommodate Your Employees, But Do They Accommodate Your Customers? — via All in a Day’s Work
• Hey – that EEOC wellness rule isn’t half bad — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
• Company Settles ADA Suit Alleging Violation of Law’s Medical Inquiries, Confidentiality Clauses — via Joe’s HR and Benefits Blog

Social Media & Workplace Technology

• What Do You Do When The Ugly Allegations In A Lawsuit Against Your Company Go Viral? — via The Labor Dish
• Periscope hit 1 million users in its first 10 days — via The Verge
• Do You Lock Your Phone with a Passcode? — via Lifehacker
• Will the Second Circuit “Like” the NLRB’s Recent Stance on Social Media? An Update on the Facebook “Like” Firing Case — via Employment Matters Blog

HR & Employee Relations

• Is 2015 Becoming the Year of the Employee? — via TLNT
• Watch This Great Webinar on Working Dads, Paternity Leave and Workplace Flexibility — via Fathers, Work and Family
• Weasels and Sociopaths — via HR Examiner with John Sumser
• Is HR Legally Liable for a Boss’s Bad Behavior? — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
• My Co-Worker Called Me A Mother F!@#%r — via Evil Skippy at Work
• The 18 Hottest Background Screening Trends — via Newton Software Blog
• OSHA steps into center ring in unusual accident probe — via Business Management Daily

Wage & Hour

• FLSA Exemption Changes: Some Compensation Alternatives For Salaried Employees — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
• Gawker FLSA Collective Action Illustrates Clash of Technology and Law — via Above the Law
• Reimbursing Employees for Business Expenses: The FLSA Kickback Rule — via Wage & Hour Insights
• Is Intermittent FMLA Giving You a Chronic Headache? — via The Emplawyerologist
• Eighth Circuit Holds Early Stage Illness Does Not Warrant FMLA Leave — via Minnesota Employment Law Report

Labor Relations

• When Reviewing a Reinstatement Decision by an Arbitrator, Consider Over a Dozen Factors — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Update on NLRB Election Rules Challenge — via Workplace Prof Blog
• The More the Merrier? A New Lawsuit Against the NLRB’s Election Rule Encounters an Early Setback — via Vorys on Labor
• Con-Way Says No To Teamsters — via Labor Relations Today
• Ambush Elections: Use the Force? — via Labor Relations Institute