via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions Facebook now lets you choose who controls your account after you die — via The Verge Invasion of the Body Cameras: You Need to Be Ready — via Inc.com Avoiding liability when searching employee devices — via Technology for HR Are RFID Chip Implants on the Horizon for Employees? — via Abovethelaw.com HR & Employee Relations Can You Deny Employment for Falsifying a Job Application? — MORE

Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination Santa Sued for Disability Discrimination Due to Reindeer Harassment — via Bolek Besser Glesius, LLC Ebola discrimination in your workplace, what the Department of Justice wants you to know. — Accent Discrimination in the Workplace. — via Fitzpatrick on Employment Law The GOP Effect on the EEOC — via HRE Online Is Retaliation The New Discrimination?? — via Labor Relations Today. MORE

Here’s what I read this week (and last week): Discrimination Cancer and the Workplace: Tips for Employers and A Thanksgiving to Remember: When Cancer Strikes — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog Do you have a “ super” anti-harassment contract with your employees? — 3 Things GCs Should Watch For — via In House HR & Employee Relations The One Where Evil HR Lady Gets Fired — via Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas Are old ways of treating employees coming back? — MORE

UPS — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog Discrimination Tim Cook: “Religious Freedom” laws are pro-discrimination — via TiPb Transgender Discrimination? He Said, She Said… — via The Employment Brief Hiring for Culture Fit: Discrimination by Another Name? — Related Stories WIRTW #361 (the “#RaceTogether” edition) WIRTW #360 (the “one shining moment” edition) WIRTW #359 (the “think outside the box” edition). MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Sexual Harassment: Boys and Thrones — via Heather Bussing at HR Examiner with John Sumser What Sexual Harassment at Work Really Looks Like — via Cosmopolitan Nobody Discriminates Like Sara Lee? — Related Stories WIRTW #355 (the “paraskevidekatriaphobia” edition) WIRTW #354 (the “dad working” edition) WIRTW #353 (the “sphere of influence” edition). MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Can Your Severance Agreements Withstand an EEOC Challenge? — via The Emplawyerologist Walmart Settles EEOC Age, Disability Discrimination Suit for $150K — via In House Is retaliation such a big deal? — via Above the Law A social media lesson to share with your workforce — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog HR & Employee Relations Should an employer fight unemployment? My kids go to an amazing school. MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination Starbucks ‘Race Together’ promotion sparks controversy — via Ragan.com What’s your workplace retaliation IQ? — via employeescreenIQ Blog Federal judge reincarnates atheist’s religious bias claims — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook blog Parental Leave Can’t Just Be for Mothers — via Harvard Business Review Social Media & Workplace Technology Believe This? via Labor Relations Institute. MORE

Here’s the rest of what I read this week: Discrimination EEOC: Let Us Imagineer ENDA For You — via Cato Daily Podcast Are ride-hailing businesses Uber and Lyft ADA-compliant? uses “hybrid” test for Title VII joint employer liability — via Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space Donald Trump will win (a Title VII lawsuit) — via EntertainHR 25 Years Later: Has ADA Helped Employees with Disabilities? — MORE

Here’s what I read over the past few weeks: Discrimination Is It Harassment To Post Nutritional Information On A Co-Worker’s Chair? — via Employment Discrimination Report Do the ADA and FMLA Provide Protections to LGBT’s in the Workplace? — via Jeff Nowak’s FMLA Insights Labor Relations Decertification Infographic — via Labor Relations Institute NLRB Sued Over Quickie Election Rule — via The National Law Review. MORE

Here’s what I read this week: Discrimination The “Association” Game: How a Spouse’s Cancer May be Covered by the ADA — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog Role reversal! Related Stories WIRTW #346 (the #grossatwork edition) WIRTW #345 (the “earworm” edition) WIRTW #344 (the “potty police” edition). 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). Employee appreciation needs to be a year-round effort, not a one-off to-do to check off your corporate calendar. Here are some thoughts, from the archives, to make employee appreciation part of your corporate culture. MORE