Next time you think you had a bad day at work, remember, at least you weren’t hit with an axe.
From Mediate:
During last Sunday’s broadcast of Fox & Friends, co-host Pete Hegseth tossed an axe to tease an upcoming segment on timbersports, missed the target, and hit a marching band percussionist standing in the distance.Let’s go the replay:
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Can Employee Display a Confederate Flag on Facebook as Free Speech? Or Can Employer Take Action? — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- A look at what has and hasn’t changed since the civil rights era — via Wonkblog
- The N-Word at Work: Jury Trial Edition — via Workplace Prof Blog
- Does a Supervisor’s Use of the Words “Historically” and “Old School” Prove Age Discrimination? — via Minnesota Employer
- Current User of Illegal Drugs Does Not Mean Actual Use When It Comes to a Recovering Addict — via Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
- What Managers Can Learn From Nasty Gal’s Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit — via Fast Company
- Tattoo-ism: Where Body Art Meets Employment Discrimination — via The Labor Dish
- Harassment “must-have” no. 5: No retaliation! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- At the Office, Millennials Are the Boss When It Comes to Technology — via The Wall Street Journal
- Fired Millennials Most Likely To Vent Over Social Media — via Workplace Diva
- Mobile’s Role in Your Digital Workplace Strategy — via Forbes
- Unsecured Networks More Susceptible to Data Theft — via Trading Secrets
- The Next World War Will Be A Cyberwar — via Ride The Lightning
- Next Up: A Home Depot Data Breach-Related D&O Lawsuit? — via The D & O Diary
- Gone, But Not Forgotten - A Deactivated Facebook Account Can Be Discoverable — via The National Law Review
- The Guide to Social Media and Securities Law — via Socially Aware Blog
- Why Fitbit Doesn’t Do a Damn Thing For Wellness — via The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- The “E” in E-Mail stands for Exhibit. As in Exhibit A. — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Why Employee Handbooks Matter — via ERC Insights Blog
- Why It’s Time to Turn the Workplace Inside Out — via Huffington Post
- When Millennials Rule The World Of Law — via Above the Law
- 10 Reasons You Should Absolutely Not Work This Weekend — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Online Application Systems Open a New Front in FCRA Class Actions — via Laconic Law Blog
- My Employee Came To Work Drunk — via Evil Skippy at Work
- When stupid HR results in new laws — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Non-Compete Legislation – The Jimmy John’s Backlash — via Smooth Transitions
- Corporate Divorce: Treat Your Employment Contract Like a Prenup — via Employment Matters Blog
- 3d Cir. on FMLA “Negative Certifications” and Right to Cure — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- After FMLA leave, watch timing of firing — via Business Management Daily
- Fourth Circuit Denies School Principal’s FMLA Retaliation Claim — via The Employment Brief
- Employee Benefits: New Momentum on Paid Leave, in Business and Politics — via The Upshot
- Franchises fear “devastating” change to their business model — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Data Breach Leads to NLRB Filing Complaints — via Matt Austin Labor Law
- House, Senate Propose NLRB Budget Cuts and Policy Limitations — via Labor Relations Today
- NLRB: Decertification petition shouldn’t be processed — via Labor Relations Institute
- NLRB Declares “Conflict-of-Interest” Policy to be Unlawful on Its Face — via Ohio HR Law
- New union election rules yield much quicker elections — via EmployerLINC