My comfort zone is most definitely not at a biker rally. Yet, that's where I found myself last Saturday afternoon. The things we do for our kids. 🤷♂️
Click here for Fake ID’s killer set opener, War Pigs, by Black Sabbath, recorded at the Ohio Bike Week Block Party.
Needless to say, I’m pretty darn proud of my (not so) little girl.
Your next chance to see them live is June 15 at Crocker Park, in Westlake, Ohio. Details here for this free show.
Here’s what I read this week.
Discrimination
- I’m one of 25 people who filed a sexual harassment complaint against McDonald’s. Here’s my story. — via Vox
- The Definitive Employer Guide to Connecticut’s New Anti-Sexual Harassment Law — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- More employees accept LGBTQ co-workers, though harassment persists — via HR Dive
- The Uncertain Landscape of Discrimination & Harassment Laws: Expanding the Definition of “Protected Class” — via Employment Law Lookout
- Del. Judge Wipes Out $1.5M Verdict, Orders New Trial in Breastfeeding Discrimination Case — via Law.com
- Six Ways Employers Can Accommodate Nursing Mothers in the Workplace — via Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™
- One more time: you must seek a reasonable accommodation for employees who have disabilities or who are pregnant — via FisherBroyles
- This is evidence of age discrimination? — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
HR & Employee Relations
- Jeopardy! to Take ‘Appropriate’ Action Against Source of Holzhauer Video Leak — via TVLine
- Why People Hide Their Disabilities at Work — via Harvard Business Review
- 10 Labor and Employment Considerations in Esports — via Labor Employment Law Blog
- Bro-tastic vs. We Care: A Quick Review of Uber’s Current and Past Corporate Values… — via The HR Capitalist
- Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine – A Brief History and Summary — via Fair Competition Law
Technology
- Here’s Why Tesla’s Move to Block Anonymous Employee Complaints Will Absolutely Backfire — via Evil HR Lady
- From Whole Foods to Amazon, Invasive Technology Controlling Workers Is More Dystopian Than You Think — via Today’s Workplace
- The Inequalities of Workplace Surveillance — via The Nation
- My boss emailed us a racist meme and Why do people get stuck in “reply all” hell on email lists? — via Ask a Manager
- Would quitting Instagram make us happier? — via The Verge
- How AI Could Help Small Businesses — via Harvard Business Review
- LabCorp: 7.7 Million Consumers Hit in Collections Firm Breach — via Krebs on Security
- What Cyber Skills Shortage? — via Dark Reading
Wage & Hour
- Google Follows A Growing Workplace Trend: Hiring More Contractors Than Employees — via Forbes
- Leave Me Alone: Can You Contact (or Fire) Employees on FMLA Leave? — via The EmpLAWyerologist Blog, by Janette Levey Frisch
- Risks of Improper Leave Administration — via HR Hero Line
Labor
- Top Trump Labor Lawyer Extends Campaign to Remake Workplace Law — via Bloomberg Law
- It’s OK to Be Different- NLRB Rules That Union Represented Employees Are Not Entitled to Midterm Bargaining Over Same Paid Holiday Granted to Non-Represented Employees — via Labor & Employment Law Blog
- American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History — via Workplace Fairness
OSHA & Safety
- Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about employee opioid and marijuana use in the workplace — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- Fearing mass shooters, employers turns to workers to monitor their peers — via The Washington Post
- How Can Employers Recognize Signs of Impending Workplace Violence? — via FisherBroyles
- At Least 2 Million Or More Americans Experience Workplace Violence — via NPR’s Morning Edition
- How do you keep down your stress levels at the office? — via ABA Journal Daily News