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The Carnival of HR rolls into town again
For those of who have yet to check it out or have never heard of the Carnival of HR, shame on you!
The Carnival of HR is dedicated to bringing together the best posts from the HR blogging community. This week, the Women of HR blog is hosting the Carnival. You’ll find links to 23 blog posts on various HR topics from “The Secret to Successful Job On-Boarding” to “The New Black of Benefits.”
So click on on over to this week’s carnival and have a great weekend.
POLL: Would you ever announce your retirement online?
Yesterday afternoon, Shaquille O’Neal (@Shaq) put an end to an illustrious 18-year NBA career in a single tweet:
As I type this post — during the second intermission of the Stanley Cup Finals — the hashtag #ShaqRetires is still trending on Twitter.
So, the question is, would you ever use social media to announce your retirement?
A new HELLA GOOD social-media-discovery ruling for employers
Last week, I reported that a Pennsylvania state court had ruled that a plaintiff did not have to provide access to her Facebook page during discovery by accepting a “friend” request from defense counsel. That same week, another Pennsylvania state court was asked to resolve whether a plaintiff’s “privacy rights” would trump a defendant’s request to access the plaintiff’s Facebook and MySpace accounts to discover facts relating to the plaintiff’s claim for damages.
Pennsylvania has become a hotbed of social-media-discovery litigation. Who knew?
I break down the latest decision, which I predict will be a “go-to” for defendants and courts alike, after the jump.
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Can PA employees access their personnel files upon request?
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Hey all! As I promised last night on Twitter, I’ve got nothing left in the tank for this blog post after watching my beloved Bruins defeat the hated Habs in overtime of Game 7 last night.
So, I’ll keep this short and sweet.
After the jump, I answer a question that many HR folks in Pennsylvania have asked me? Do we have to give employees access to their personnel files upon request?
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Calling all guest bloggers…
The Employer Handbook is looking for a few quaaludes guest bloggers.
If you think you have the chops to write a few hundred words on an employment-related topic of interest for businesses — especially those in PA, NJ, or DE — then
Smoke pot + grizzly bear bite (in the butt) = collect workers’ comp
Last month, the Montana Supreme Court opined that using marijuana “to kick off a day of working around grizzly bears” is “ill-advised to say the least and mind-bogglingly stupid to say the most” because “grizzlies are equal opportunity maulers, without regard to marijuana consumption.”
WTF?
I could go on, but you will have more fun reading this recent decision about an employee who smoked pot before his job at a bear park (surrounded by electrical fencing), got bit by a bear (of course), and petitioned for workers’ compensation benefits (and received them).
Can the EEOC legally recruit claimants over the radio?
The EEOC has been running this radio spot in Baltimore, Maryland:
“In connection with the class race discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. EEOC is looking for black individuals who applied for employment at or used to work for McCormick and Schmick’s or M&S Grill at the Inner Harbor. If you applied to work, or worked at either restaurant, please call the EEOC at 410-209-2208. Again, 410-209-2208.”
If you were M&S, what would you do? M&S got creative and sought an emergency order from a Maryland federal court to stop the advertisement.
Did it work? Find out, after the jump.
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Help Wanted: Must have #TigerBlood
Yesterday was a busy day for Charlie Sheen.
Warner Brothers officially fired Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men and #TeamSheen commenced its world search for the first #TigerBloodIntern. You can read the job listing here. What does it take to be a #TigerBloodIntern? #TigerBlood (of course). And you must be all about #Winning. The right candidate is expected to be “proactive, monitor the day-to-day activities on the major social media platforms, prepare for exciting online projects and increase Charlie’s base of followers.”
So what can employers learn from this?
Exciting News! I just made PARTNER at Dilworth Paxson LLP
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