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Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2013

by Burr & Forman on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - NLRB Protects Workers' Rights to Post About Job on Facebook - 6 States Ban Companies from Asking for Social Media Passwords - Health Law Requires Employers to Offer Family Care to All - Fiscal...more

NLRB Rules Employer’s Termination of Non-Union Employees for Facebook Posts Violated NLRA

by Alan Levins | Littler on 12/28/2012

In another decision that affects non-union as well as union employers, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that comments posted on Facebook are protected in the same manner and to the same extent as comments...more

Board Affirms Decision Ordering Reinstatement Of Employees Terminated For Facebook Comments

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/28/2012

On September 20, 2011, we reported on Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., the first National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge decision examining an employee's discharge for social media activity. Recently, the...more

NLRB: Discharging Non-Union Employee’s for Facebook Posts Violated NLRA

by Adam S. Forman, David G. King | Miller Canfield on 12/24/2012

In September 2011, we alerted you to the decision in Hispanics United of Buffalo, a decision by a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) examining an employer’s termination of employees because...more

The NLRB and Social Media

by Robert Baror on 4/1/2012

The NLRB has issued recent opinions and advice memoranda regarding employer policies and social media. This article summarizes the state of the law regarding employer social media policies as of April, 2012....more

McNees White Paper -- The National Labor Relations Board 2011 Year in Review An Overview of the Board’s Significant Decisions and...

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/20/2012

By all accounts, 2011 was a busy year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”). In 2011, the Board saw a 17 percent increase in filings as compared to the prior year, which included both unfair labor practice charges...more

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