• “NLRB Could Ease Unionization of Franchisees” [Bill McMorris, Washington Free Beacon]
• Wait, you mean self-harm is something you can overdo? “Can the Minimum Wage Be Too High?” [NYT “Room for Debate”] “Correcting Harold Meyerson’s Math On The Minimum Wage” [Tim Worstall]
• Lawyers can help ascertain when lip-licking in workplace rises to level of harassment [Fox Rothschild]
• Pending bill in Illinois would do away with workers’ comp’s longstanding immunity for safety consultants [Kevin Martin, State Journal-Register]
• Best and worst states legally for staffing business [Leslie Stevens-Huffman, Staffing Industry]
• “You can have your strong public employee unions, ‘prevailing wages’ and restrictive work rules, or you can have nice infrastructure. New Yorkers have (perhaps unknowingly) made their choice.” [Scott Sumner via Arnold Kling]
• Does time spent driving to employer-mandated anger-management courses count as compensable “hours worked” under FLSA? [Bryan Symes, Ruder Ware]

Filed under: Illinois, minimum wage, National Labor Relations Board, NYC, public employment, wage and hour suits, workers' compensation