Those of you who’ve been readers for any length of time know of my love of all things Old 97’s. Well, they are back in town next Wednesday at the Beachland Ballroom. Look for Norah, my wife, and me right up in front of the stage.
In promoting the show, Rhett Miller, the band’s lead singer, gave an interview to Scene Magazine. What did Rhett say was his “favorite Cleveland memory”? Singing with Norah, of course.
I had a solo gig at the Music Box, which is a great room, and there and there was a sweet little girl who got up on stage and sang “Firefly,” a duet I do. She was so brave. It’s such a rare thing. It’s so dangerous to pull a stranger up on the stage particularly when it’s a little kid but she totally nailed it.
We forgive Rhett that time has dulled his memory of the song they actually sang (it was The New Kid). But that’s more than ok. How freakin’ cool is it for Norah that a bona fide rock star’s best memory is singing with her?
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- EEOC Releases Guidance on Employer-Provided Leave Under ADA — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- EEOC Issues New Resource Document Addressing Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA. What’s the Impact on Employers? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights
- On religious exemptions in discrimination law — via Walter Olson’s Overlawyered
- Caught on tape! EEOC nails a whiskey bar for pregnancy discrimination. — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
- 55-Year-Old Employee Fails to Establish Age Discrimination Claim against 3D Printing Company — via Currents
- Court Curtails Relief For Age Discrimination Collective Action Litigation — via Workplace Class Action Litigation
Social Media & Technology
- 60% of Employers Screen Candidates On Social Media — via Blogging4Jobs
- The challenge of managing employees’ social media use — via Technology for HR
- Wendy’s: Breach Affected 5% of Restaurants — via Krebs on Security
- Top 5 Things Lawyers Need to Know About Email Security — via Technologist
- Cyber Defamation and What You Can Do About It — via In House
HR & Employee Relations
- Watch Your Back: How to Fire Someone Without Getting Sued — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- Is The White House Pushing To End Non-Competes? — via FisherBroyles
- Warn managers: If you slander former employees, you can expect to be sued — via Business Management Daily
- Is cursing common in your workplace? — via ABA Journal Daily News
- A,E, I, Oh, You: Is It Okay To Correct A Co-worker’s Grammar? — via Workplace Diva
- What Millennials Want from a New Job — via Harvard Business Review
- “Ban the Box” Developments Add Further Regulations to HR Compliance — via Newton Software Blog
Wage & Hour
- From the Archive: Wage and Hour lawsuits are on the rise and costly — via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions
- 8 Reasons to Pay Your Interns This Summer — via ERC Insights Blog
- Oh, joy! A wage payment quiz! — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider
- Two Fluctuating-Workweek Variations — via Wage and Hour Laws Blog
- Important Wage and Hour Considerations When Work is Outsourced — via Overtime Lawyer Blog
- FLSA Answers! — via SHRM Blog
- Employee, Independent Contractor Or Hybrid? — via Employment Essentials
- Fact or Fiction? Nonprofits don’t have to worry about changes to FLSA Overtime Rules. — via Next Blog
Labor Relations
- SEIU Fights for $15 … and a Union? — via LaborPains.org
- Harder for employers to withdraw union recognition? — via Ross Runkel Report
- Don’t Gamble With Your Email Policy — via Labor Relations
OSHA & Workplace Safety
- OSHA issues final injury reporting rule — via Meyers Roman’s Ohio OSHA Law Blog
- New OSHA fact sheets cover confined-space emergencies, scaffolds, longshoring — via Safety & Health Magazine
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