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District Court Finds First Amendment Does Not Protect Former Guidance Counselor’s Sexually-Explicit Book

by Kendra Berner | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 3/12/2013

The Northern District Court of Illinois found that Rich Township High School District 227 did not violate the free speech rights of former guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach Bryan Craig when it dismissed him based...more

Firing Employees For Their Social Media Content – First, Stop And Think [Audio]

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 1/29/2013

Much has been written about whether you can fire someone for what they put on Facebook. Your gut reaction may be that surely if someone talks bad about the company, you can fire them. The National Relations Labor Board...more

New Jersey District Dismisses Teacher Who Called Students “Future Criminals” On Facebook

by Jackie Wernz | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 1/22/2013

Earlier this month, a New Jersey appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a tenured teacher for comments she made about her students on Facebook. Good summaries of the case, In re O’Brien, can be found through the National...more

'Dyed' In The Wool Conservative? The 6th Circuit Weighs In On Political-Affiliation Retaliation Claims

by Marta Moakley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/17/2013

In Dye v. Office of the Racing Comm'n, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that individuals alleging retaliation because of their political affiliation need not show that they were actually affiliated with the...more

Political Affiliation & Protected Speech Retaliation – Sixth Circuit Widens Circuit Split

by Michael Graham, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 1/15/2013

The Sixth Circuit recently held that Michigan state employees could base First Amendment political-affiliation and protected-speech retaliation claims on their perceived political affiliations, even absent actual affiliations...more

Federal Courts Continue Grappling With Privacy Issues And Employee Communications

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/5/2013

The federal courts continue to evaluate an employee's right to privacy and an employer's right to monitor employee communications and terminate employees based on those communications, whether under common law, statute or the...more

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