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Supreme Court Justice Sarah Palin

Posted on September 16, 2008
Dahlia Lithwick put forth an interesting, albeit outlandish and outrageous, idea of placing Sarah Palin on the Supreme Court of the United States. It is true that once upon a time the Supreme Court... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Instant Messaging Helps Workplace Productivity...What?

Posted on June 12, 2008
Although I question the validity of any study that comes out of Ohio State University, nevertheless, in a joint study conducted with the University of California-Irvine, researchers found that IM can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Mexican Artist Claims World's Largest Drawing

Posted on June 12, 2008
13 months, 800 pencils, 6,000 hours, and seven trips to the hospital later, Mexican artist Filemon Trevino accomplished his lifelong dream of entering the Guinness Book of World Records as he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Two Big Changes in California Law Implicates Employer Responsibilities

Posted on June 11, 2008
California recently enacted hands-free legislation which takes effect July 1, 2008 and makes it illegal for drivers over 18 years of age to drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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President Bush Amends Executive Order Requiring Use of E-Verify for Private Workers Using Federal Funds

Posted on June 11, 2008
Last Friday, June 6, 2008, President George W. Bush issued an amendment to Executive Order 12989 which requires federal contractors to use E-Verify, the Department of Homeland Security?s employment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

How to Keep Your Bike From Being Stolen (PIC) [Digg]

Posted on June 11, 2008
This bike is going to need some help from Houdini to get out of this predicament.

Canadian Waitress Shaves Head for Charity, Laid Off from Job

Posted on June 10, 2008
A waitress from Ontario, Canada, Stacey Fearnall, was laid off from her job at a restaurant after she raised nearly $2,700 by pledging to let someone chop off her long, red hair at a Cops for Cancer... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Absolutely Stunning: 50 Breathtaking Aerial Photos [Digg]

Posted on June 10, 2008
Here\'s a clip from the World World II era on how to supervise women in the workplace:\n\n\n\n[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

What Will Hillary Clinton Do Now?

Posted on June 10, 2008
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NASA to Build Craft Strong Enough to Enter Sun's Atmosphere

Posted on June 10, 2008
NASA previously built a spacecraft resistant enough to withstand a flyby of Mercury and is simply building off those technologies to attempt a visit to the Sun's atmosphere in an attempt to solve two... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Olbermann Beats O'Reilly [Digg]

Posted on June 10, 2008
MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" beat Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" in the key Adults 25-54 demographic for the first time ever last week.

Supervising Women Workers

Posted on June 09, 2008
Here's a clip from the World World II era on how to supervise women in the workplace: [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Movie Trailer and Poster for Bill Maher's 'Religulous'

Posted on June 07, 2008
The much anticipated documentary from political comedian Bill Maher is set to hit theaters October 3, 2008 but the movie poster and trailer are already out. Click here for the trailer and more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

New iPhone Images Leaked [Digg]

Posted on June 07, 2008
Crunchgear has released photos leaked from someone with obviously strong Apples connections of the new iPhone.

Classic photographs done in LEGOs (PICS) [Digg]

Posted on June 07, 2008
Flickr user Balakov has recreated 19 memorable moments from world events, photography and sports in LEGO blocks. Can you guess the source photos without looking?

Résumé Bloopers

Posted on June 02, 2008
My favorites of the résumé bloopers, blunders and mistakes: ?Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave? Objective: ?My dream job would be as a professional baseball player, but since I can?t do... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Great Courtroom Movies

Posted on June 02, 2008
Lawyer and Mark Cuban's brother, Brian Cuban, compiled a list of his top 10 "courtroom" movies--not just movies about the law and/or lawyers, but courtroom movies. I would have added 'My Cousin... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Democrats Propose Legislation that Would Make it Illegal for Employers to Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors

Posted on May 27, 2008
The bill is H.R. 6111 and it proposes to "amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Another NLRB Decision, Another Reversal by a Circuit Court

Posted on May 22, 2008
The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") recently upheld a hospital's ban of nurses wearing ?RNs Demand Safe Staffing? buttons during collective bargaining. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Supervisor's Statement about Caregiver Responsibilities Ruled Not Enough in Sex Bias Case

Posted on May 22, 2008
A federal district court in Maine held that even though a supervisor passed up a female for a promotion and made the statement, "You're going to school, you have the kids, and you just have a lot on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

10th Circuit Allows Parents to Pursue Associational Discrimination Claim

Posted on May 22, 2008
A year ago the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an enforcement guide on disparate treatment of workers with caregiving responsibilities. That is, workers who are discriminated against... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

National Labor Relations Board Issues Memorandum Addressing Register Guard

Posted on May 21, 2008
NLRB general counsel Ronald Meisburg issued a memorandum addressing the landmark Board decision, The Guard Publishing Company, d/b/a The Register Guard, 351 NLRB No. 70 (2007). The memorandum gives a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

EEOC Discusses the ADA and Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities

Posted on May 21, 2008
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently published a discussion on the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") as it relates to veterans with service-connected disabilities... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Difference Between Regular and High Definition TV [Digg]

Posted on May 21, 2008
You can really notice the difference.

Last Brown v. Board Plaintiff Dies at Age 88

Posted on May 21, 2008
Zelma Henderson passed away today at the age of 88. She was one of the 13 plaintiffs in the landmark Supreme Court of the United States case of Brown v. Board of Education, the case that finally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Life in the Fast Lane?

Posted on May 21, 2008
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Lawyer Accused of Altering Grades to Work at Sidley Austin

Posted on May 20, 2008
This story isn't totally surprising, but it is cringing to hear. A former associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in New York had an ethics violation filed against him for allegedly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Woman Held Responsible for MySpace Teen Suicide Indicted

Posted on May 19, 2008
Back in January federal prosecutors began looking into charging the mother responsible for the fake MySpace account that is believed to be responsible for the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier. This... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

SNL Spoof: "There Can Be Only One"

Posted on May 18, 2008
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"Or, 9th Circuit Decisions"

Posted on May 17, 2008
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