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Court says employee’s Facebook page on race stereotypes is fair game at trial
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.
How ironic that when I finally achieve “social media expert” status, my daughter is the viral hit.
And then, before my 15 minutes seconds were up (fast forward to 1:00), my youngest daughter blew up my spot.
A jury will hear the ADA claim of a diabetic cashier, fired for drinking life-saving juice from a store refrigerator
I imagine that this juice won’t be worth the squeeze.
A grown man’s Facebook rant about ‘Pokémon Go’ led to his firing
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.
A new House bill would expand FMLA coverage to very small businesses
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.
“We are looking to add a few young professionals” and an age-bias lawsuit, apparently.
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…
Your FMLA notices may be defective if…
…they’re written in broken Ukrainian and sealed with a pink kiss. But, that’s another post for another day. Like tomorrow.
This, right here, is the LGBT-discrimination case for employers to watch
According to Chris Geidner at Buzzfeed.com (here), 128 members of Congress filed a brief in Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to conclude the discrimination based on sexual orientation is sex discrimination and, therefore, violates Title VII.
So, yes, you should pay attention.