Social media has created a minefield of concerns for both employees and employers. The news is full of stories of employees documenting their questionable off-duty conduct on social media, or posting comments containing...more
11/13/2017
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Employment Policies ,
Facebook ,
Hate Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Political Expression ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Retaliation ,
Social Networks ,
Termination ,
Twitter
Question: I am a manager in a medium-sized retailer that has locations and employees in 16 states. The company maintains a social media policy, which was recently updated. ...more
5/25/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Discipline ,
Facebook ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Popular ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Twitter
Employees have increasingly voiced concerns on social media regarding their employment, often including specific statements about their employers. As previously discussed on this blog, an employee’s Facebook post related to...more
3/28/2016
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Chipotle Grill ,
Facebook ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Social Media ,
Twitter ,
Wages ,
Working Conditions
Question: I own a small manufacturing company that employs 25-35 employees, depending on our workload. Over the years, a number of my customers and my employees have “friended” me on Facebook. Last week, I saw that one of...more