From Mashable:
Employers’ federations and two unions in France signed a “new, legally binding” labor agreement on Thursday that encourages some staff to turn off their phones after 6 p.m., in an effort to curb burnout and promote a healthy work-life balance.
According to the deal, the employees covered under the agreement are not supposed to tend to their work-related emails on their computers or smartphones after the 6 p.m. deadline. The onus lies on employers to ensure that their employees don’t feel the need to work after hours (or pressure them to do so).
The upside? No work emails after 6 pm. The downside? Hundreds of work emails to tend to first thing at 8 am. I think I’ll keep my after-hours email.
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Will “Microaggressions” Make Their Way Into Employment Discrimination Cases? Have They Already? — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- 8 reasons your sexual harassment investigation is better than the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill investigation — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Playing golf and having sex are major life activities under the ADA — from Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
- Tenth Circuit Denies Review in “Hijab Case” — from Laconic Law Blog
- Interactive process is crucial element of analysis in disability discrimination cases — from Employment Law Matters
- 8th Cir. axes $900K verdict because lawyer told personal law school sex-harassment story at closing — from ABA Journal Daily News
- Ten Best Tips To Stay One Step Ahead Of The EEOC — from Employment Discrimination Report
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Which Messages Go Viral and Which Ones Don’t — from Harvard Business Review
- We Were Yelpless, Yelpless, Yelpless Yelpless — from The Sociable Lawyer Blog
- Possible porn: Can we search computers? — from Business Management Daily
- Closed vs. Open Social Network ─ What’s the Best Option for Your Company? — from Social Media Strategies Summit Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Baseball and Work-Life Balance — from DOL’s Work in Progress
- Baseball Star Throws Fans a Work-Life Curveball — from Families and Work Institute Blog
- HBO’s “Silicon Valley” – I’m A Sucker For Shows That Dig Deep Into Work Cultures — from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Liars Should Always Be Fired — from Fistful of Talent
- The CEO Must Also Be the Company’s CCO – Chief Culture Officer — from TLNT
- In Battle of Words, Former Netflix Exec Says That Company Defamed Him — from Suits by Suits
- If the NLRB allows employees to telecommute so can you! — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- Sixth Circuit holds contract clause to arbitrate future claims does not apply to past claims — from Employer Law Report
Wage & Hour
- Why Should Employers Have To Pay Overtime To Employees Who Only Worked Overtime Because They Played Fantasty Football Or Shopped Online During Regular Hours? — from Wage & Hour Defense Blog
- Paid Family Leave: The Next Frontier for National Employers? — from Employment Law Watch
- Does My Employer Have To Pay Earned Sick And Vacation Time When I Leave? — from Donna Ballman’s Screw You Guys, I’m Going Home
- Coming Today: Obama “Equal Pay” Executive Orders — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Are The McDonald’s Corporation and Franchise Owners “Joint Employers”? — from Overtime Lawyer Blog
- Employees Can’t Take FMLA Leave for “Potential” Absences in the Future Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
Labor Relations
- University challenges athlete unionization — from SCOTUSblog
- NFLPA Comes Out In Support Of College Players’ Union — from Deadspin
- Should you stand up to your employer? UPS fires 250 over protest — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Can Your Employees Form a Union? — from The Emplawyerologist
- Fifth Circuit Delivers Some Bad News For Employer Confidentiality Policies — from Hunton Employment & Labor Law Perspectives™