No, not that tea-bagging. And just when you thought that Your Blogness couldn’t possibly raise his game (raise, right?) after yesterday’s fart post.
(Yes, the next 1000+ words will either be my G.O.A.T. or my Waterloo, which, I’m told, is bad.)
Look, cut me some slack here.
It’s 1:45 AM local time in New Orleans. This is my fourth major city in less than a week, having just arrived in town from San Francisco, where I spoke with EEOC General Counsel David Lopez on LGBT workplace rights at the EEOC EXCEL Conference. Instead of doing some last-minute preparing for tomorrow’s spiel at the 2016 DMEC Annual Conference — or, better yet, sleeping — I’m giving you a blog post about the discrimination implications of farting at work.
Please send my Pulitzer to Philadelphia.
Many times — most recently last Friday — I’ve discussed instances in which the 24/7 world of social media has cost individuals their jobs.
But, here’s a little twist. Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled here that a plaintiff’s Facebook page called “Yo know yo ass is from the da hood,” could be used by a defendant-employer to impeach an African-American employee’s claims of race discrimination and retaliation at work.
And then, before my 15 minutes seconds were up (fast forward to 1:00), my youngest daughter blew up my spot.
I imagine that this juice won’t be worth the squeeze.
Are playing Pokémon Go on your smartphone yet? Of course not, you’re a Human Resource Professional, or in-house counsel, or employment lawyer in private practice.
Me neither.
How small? Well, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2016 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at worksites that employ 15 or more employees. (Currently, the magic number is 50).
But wait, there’s more.
From a reader who wishes to be identified as “ever faithful blog lover”:
A while ago you mentioned ads with “digital native” as being a cover for trying to recruit “young” folks and being an ADEA violation… so what do you think of an ad that says (twice) “Young professionals” wanted? LOL That’s not even a cover! See attached…
The Employer Handbook Blog
