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What I've Been Reading This Week


Note, I am sitting on the runway here in Phoenix now.  So as with my "What I've Been Reading" post a few weeks ago from when I was in Chicago, excuse the abbreviated post. 

This was a shorter week in the office than I would have liked, but a few trips kept me out of the office and on the road.  In any event, I think readers will enjoy the note on the Young v. UPS case and what impact the Supreme Court's ruling will have.  Well worth a quick review!

As always, below are a few articles that caught my eye this week.


Young v. UPS - Now What?

Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided the Young v. UPS case.  This is a good follow up article by Philip Miles that deals with how the Court's ruling will impact pregnancy accommodation laws in the U.S.  Well worth a read for those interested in pregnancy discrimination/pregnancy accommodation issues.


9 Tips To Help New Employees In the Workplace

Dan Schwartz has a few helpful hints on how new employees can effectively fit into a new workplace and minimize the inevitable learning curve that comes with any new job.  Some of the suggestions are straight forward, but serve as a good refresher in any event.  


Could Bosses Force Employees to Friend Them on Facebook? It Might Be Sooner Than You Think

A recent article from The Washington Post caught my eye.  A bill passed through the Arkansas legislature that would have allowed bosses to force employees to friend them on Facebook.  Although the bill died in the Senate committee, it is still something that I could see happening sooner rather than later.  Given that more and more employees use social media (and talk about their jobs on there as well), employers have started to argue they have a right to see what is being posted about them.  Personally, this seems a little draconian (what's next, employers can go through an employee's snail mail too?), but some state or city will likely pass a law that gives employers this right.  So in essence, employees, you have been warned:  Watch what you post on social media about your work...

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