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There are certain topics, lawsuits, legislative action or verdicts (etc.) that catch everyone’s attention. For instance, in 2008, when Congress amended the Americans with Disabilities Act (lovingly naming it The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendment Act or the ADAAA), every law firm in the continental US (and elsewhere) blogged about it. As another example, when the California Supreme Court finally published its long-awaited decision about meal periods and rest breaks in Brinker v. Superior Court, a media frenzy ensued that appeared larger than George Clooney’s dimple.
Whew! Keeping up is exhausting. HR Gazette is about making your life easier. So when news breaks and big things ignite the blogosphere, you can turn to HR Gazette to herd all the really big thinkers into one corral.
Here are the topics unfolding as the big stories in June 2012:
1. The NLRB’s Bumbling Attempt to Create a Template Social Media Policy for Employers
Here are the headlines grabbing our attention as of May 2012:
1. Brinker v. Superior Court and Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection Inc.
2. EEOC Guidance on Background Checks
3. National Labor Relations Board’s Facebook Decisions
4. Demand for Applicant Social Media Passwords
6. Department of Labor Announces Changes to Family and Medical Leave Act for Military Caregivers
