via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog Alternate Work Schedules: The 9/80 Pay Plan — via Doug Hass’s The Day Shift DOL’s Wage Rule for Home Care Workers — via Health Employment and Labor Uber’s Dilemma: Are Workers Employees or Not? — I’ve decided that when I grow up, I want to be Norah. MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Employers Beware: EEOC’s 2015 Performance And Accountability Report Reaffirms Its Commitment To High Profile, Systemic Litigation — via Workplace Class Action Litigation Tipping as Employment Discrimination? — MORE

12/9/15) provides a textbook example of why we accommodate employees. This employer bent over backwards to accommodate an ill employee, and, as a result, had little difficulty in defeating her subsequent disability-discrimination lawsuit. After an employee accumulates 12 points, a committee can approve his or her termination. Employees do not accrue points for absences excused by a doctor’s note or taken under the FMLA. Lyerly v. Southwest Airlines (S.D. MORE

Many won’t admit it, pushing it under the carpet and only allowing it to rear its head when they have been exposed for discrimination in a much publicised Employment Tribunal. 29th April * Webinar with Vivienne Aiyela * Diversity in the 2015 Workplace * Sign Up For FREE! MORE

We will no longer participate in any football related activities until President Tim Wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students' experience. Is Pinkel, the head football coach at Missouri, the man when it comes to inclusion? MORE

Many won’t admit it, pushing it under the carpet and only allowing it to rear its head when they have been exposed for discrimination in a much publicised Employment Tribunal. Olympic poster girl subject to race discrimination, yes its true! Why do organisations discriminate? MORE

via Work Place Coach Blog News Are Workplace Anti-Bullying Laws Desirable? — The Internet was invented in 1983. It’s taken me 32 years to figure out why. The Internet was invented so that someone could replace audio of Darth Vader with audio of Donald Trump in Star Wars clips. MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination. Trojan travails: Coach Sarkisian’s alcoholism-discrimination lawsuit against USC — via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider. Yes, employees can fight workplace harassment with social media — via Next Blog. MORE

o your employees feel appreciated? Today is Employee Appreciation Day. However, if you limit your appreciation efforts to 0.38% of a year’s working days, I can flat-out guarantee that your employees do not feel appreciated (even on their “special” day). MORE