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:
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
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
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