Recent Blog Articles of Note

By Jim Cline

We are following other Labor and Employment Law Blogs on the Web and will bring to your attention some other articles worth reading. Listed below, are some articles we think are worth a look:

“Police “Official Duties” Rule Criticized by the Ninth Circuit, but it Barred a Detective’s First Amendment Retaliation Claim”

This article on 9^th Circuit decision Dahlia v. Rodriquez criticizes a narrow Supreme Court interpretation of “official duties” exception to First Amendment protection set forth in Garcetti v. Ceballos

EEOC Provides Guidance on the Application of Employment Discrimination Laws to Instances of Domestic Violence, Stalking 

This article discusses recently released EEOC Guidelines  that suggests that Title VII Discrimination rules barring discrimination, can be extended to harassment or discrimination against victims of domestic violence, or stalking.

New Jersey May Become Fourth State to Limit Access to Employee Social Media Accounts

This short article discusses proposed New Jersey Senate bill and identifies that Maryland, Illinois and California have already adopted laws limiting employer’s ability to access social media accounts.