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Fantastic Picture: Atari user's desk, circa 1983 [Digg]

Posted on April 18, 2008
My friend Jennifer Brown scanned this fantastic photo shot by her neighbor of his desk, circa 1983. The Return of the Jedi promotional glass set from Burger King is a perfect touch.

Earth's Hum

Posted on April 17, 2008
Apparently the Earth makes a noise that sounds like a hum that is completely imperceptible to the human ear. This is interesting but not so surprising. After all, do we honestly expect something like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

9th Circuit Holds Employee's Long Tenure Did Not Alter At-Will Status

Posted on April 16, 2008
Without more, the 9th Circuit held in Kang v. PB Fasteners, No. 06-55913 (9th Cir. Feb. 27, 2008), an employee?s long tenure with a company did not alter his at-will status, thus rejecting the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

60+ Million Workers Say They Would Join Union Yet Only 16 Million Have Done So

Posted on April 15, 2008
Via Eye on the NLRB: 60 million non-union workers say they would join a union if they could, yet only 16 million workers belong to unions in the United States. There are many ways to explain this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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New Bill Would Fine Unions for Breaching Transparency Requirements and Obstructing Member Rights

Posted on April 14, 2008
The House Resolution, H.R. 5775: To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act to provide for specified civil penalties for violations of that Act, and for other purposes, was introduced... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

3rd Circuit Applies Pleading Standard from Antitrust Case to Employment Case

Posted on April 14, 2008
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Wilkerson v. New Media (3rd Cir 04/09/2008), reversed a lower court's dismissal of a plaintiff's claims, extending the holding in Bell Atl. Corp. v.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Virginia Law Review Publishes Discussion Surrounding Union Representation Article

Posted on April 14, 2008
Via Concurring Opinions, In Brief, the online companion to the Virginia Law Review, recently published a discussion centered around Professor Matthew T. Bodie's article Information and the Market for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Older Works More Likely to Receive Layoffs and Termination Because of Higher Pay

Posted on April 14, 2008
The Chicago Tribune, via Barbara Rose, has more on the proposed EEOC amendment to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and how higher pay puts older workers at risk for layoffs and termination. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Alberto Gonzales Still Unemployed

Posted on April 14, 2008
The ABA voted him the Lawyer of the Year for 2007, he's a Harvard Law School grad, was once hyped to be the first Hispanic United States Supreme Court Justice and is a former attorney general.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Denies Federal Prison Employees Overtime Compensation

Posted on April 10, 2008
A group of employees working for the federal Bureau of Prisons brought overtime claims asserting that they performed "compensable work" for which they were not compensated. The Court of Appeals for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Map of United States Showing Carbon Emissions

Posted on April 09, 2008
For more about how this map was created, visit here. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Scalia Slated to Appear on '60 Minutes'

Posted on April 08, 2008
In an effort to promote his newly co-authored book, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges, Justice Antonin Scalia is scheduled to appear on '60 Minutes' April 27. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

EEOC Obtains $505,000 Settlement from McDonald's Franchise

Posted on April 08, 2008
The EEOC recently announced a settlement that perhaps serves as a prime example of the need for enhanced harassment policies and procedure in the restaurant and fast food industry. A Durango,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Employer's Failure to Tell Transfer Location of Sexual Harasser Gets Big Settlement

Posted on April 08, 2008
Via Manpower Employment Blawg: Dillard?s department stores has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle sex harassment claims filed by twelve female employees. The suit revolved around allegations of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

America's Top Enemies

Posted on April 07, 2008
A recent Gallup poll revealed who Americans consider to be our top ten enemies and the results are somewhat suprising. North Korea fell out of the top three and China jumped up. China may be an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

8th Circuit Dismisses Suit Over Judge's Ban of Word "Rape" in Trial

Posted on April 07, 2008
Earlier this year a rape victim, Tory Bowen, appealed a lawsuit she had against a district court judge in Nebraska, Judge Jeffre Cheuvront, when the judge banned the use of the word "rape" in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Police Called in on 6-Year-Old Student Accused of Sexual Harassment

Posted on April 06, 2008
This past Friday the Washington Post had an editorial about the DC area's unreasonable and overblown reactions to sexual harassment claims, no matter the age. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

When Must Police Show a Search Warrant?

Posted on April 06, 2008
Most people probably think police must show a search warrant immediately and before entering a person's home or property, but that is not the case. The Fourth Amendment only sets forth the standard... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

High-Rollin' Clintons

Posted on April 05, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton and his Presidential candidate wife, Hillary Clinton recently released thirty years of tax returns. The returns reveal quite the money machine. Bill and Hillary Clinton... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Yet Another Title VII Association Case

Posted on April 03, 2008
Coming on the heels of Iona comes Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP, 07-5040 (6th Cir. Mar. 31, 2008) out of the 6th Circuit. The association twist in this case after the plaintiff's fiancée... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Weight Discrimination More Widespread than Race Discrimination, Study Finds

Posted on April 02, 2008
There is no federal law against "weight discrimination," and even a lot of state disability discrimination laws do not hold obesity to be a qualifying disability, though the issue has been litigated... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Stitching Together the Patchwork: Burlington Northern's Lessons for State Whistleblower Law

Posted on April 01, 2008
From the current issue of the Georgetown Law Journal. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

EEOC Proposes Amendment to Age Discrimination in Employment Act: Employers Allowed to Argue Disparate Impact Reasonably Justifiable

Posted on April 01, 2008
Pursuant to the Supreme Court's ruling in Smith v. City of Jackson, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking. The Commission proposes to revise... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

It Costs 1.7 Cents to Produce 1 New Penny

Posted on April 01, 2008
The penny is worth more than you think. For example, "[a] penny minted before 1982 is ninety-five per cent copper?which, at recent prices, is approximately two and a half cents? worth." And... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Second Circuit: Employer violates Title VII if it takes action against an employee because of the employee's association with a person of another race

Posted on April 01, 2008
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for the first time, vacated and remanded the entry of summary judgment against a Title VII claim brought by a white man who alleges that Iona College's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Frozen Waves ( pics ) [Digg]

Posted on March 31, 2008
I blogged about this lawsuit nearly two years ago and the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit finally had occasion to hear the suit and hold that Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing...\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

What Chicago Looks Like at Night, From 36,000 Feet [Digg]

Posted on March 31, 2008
Beautiful aerial view of Chicago's grid-style geography at night.

Earth Hour

Posted on March 30, 2008
Google has a black screen today in honor of "Earth Hour." [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

?Really obvious sexual harassment [among adults] is declining,? but rising among teens

Posted on March 28, 2008
Teenagers in the workplace are proving to be a problem when it comes to adopting and implementing ha­rassment policies and procedures. Adults are more likely to understand the implications of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

California Court of Appeals Holds Resident Managers Not Entitled to On-Call Time

Posted on March 27, 2008
In another unpaid wages case out of California, the California Court of Appeals held that on-call resident managers of an elderly housing complex are entitled to compensation only for time spent... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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