Labor and employment roundup

For most private-sector employers it’s illegal to let workers take comp time off in lieu of overtime; H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, would fix that [Hyman]
Christine Quinn take note: laws requiring paid sick leave do not constitute social progress [Richard Epstein]
Occupational hazards of bagpipe playing (other than being chased out of your neighborhood) [Donald McNeil Jr., New York Times]
“Phoenix ‘Not Looking for Strong Swimmers’ for Lifeguard Jobs” [David Bernstein; earlier on discrimination against deaf lifeguards]
Decline of full-time work in retail sector in response to ObamaCare: year’s biggest employment story? [Warren Meyer, FoxNews (largest movie theater chain cuts hours for thousands of employees)]
City of Philadelphia not doing well on workers’ comp program, to say the least [Workers’ Compensation Institute]
“New labor rule will violate attorney-client privilege” [Diana Furchtgott-Roth, D.C. Examiner]
“Calling a Co-Worker ‘Stupid’ Not Enough to Prove ‘Disability’, Court Says” [Daniel Schwartz]