Discrimination
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The Washington Post wrote about the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s same sex marriage decision and its impact on couples and their employers.
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Eric B. Meyer outlined the marital status discrimination claim of a married superintendent who had an extramarital affair.
Technology
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HR Zone covered Google’s Re:Work site and how the tech giant has adopted a data mindset.
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The Los Angeles Times discussed the rise of artificial intelligence in the role of personal assistant.
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HRE Daily noted the HR tech trends to watch in 2016.
In other developments:
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The NLRB found a policy prohibiting employees from recording conversations at work to be a violation of an employee’s Section 7 rights.
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An Ohio court ruled that a non-compete geographic limitation should be measured “as the crow flies” and not based on driving miles.
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BuzzFeed highlighted the ten major changes in the workplace in 2015, including robots, Department of Labor changes, and minimum wage increases.
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BuzzFeed also declared that 2015 was the year work stopped working, noting the increase in employee misclassification issues.
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Corporate Counsel counted down the top five labor and employment law stories of 2015, including the NLRB’s stance on joint employment, Uber’s misclassification case, and FCRA disclosure dangers.
