News & Analysis as of

Managers Social Media

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Five lessons plus four in social media and workplace harassment

The following may be a true story. The events depicted allegedly took place in Lompoc, California, in 2020. Out of deference to the judges involved, their names have not been used. Out of respect for the victim, her story...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

March Grabness: Lessons from the (Basketball) Court: Avoiding Personal Fouls, Violations and Time Outs in the Workplace

Harassment has long been an Achilles’ heel of the workplace. Believe it or not, like the NCAA’s tournament TV ratings, the number of harassment-related lawsuits has held rather steady since the 1990s! And like most NCAA...more

Epstein Becker & Green

EEOC Task Force Offers Expansive Recommendations for Updating Anti-Harassment Policies and Training

Epstein Becker & Green on

This summer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a 127-page document titled “Report of the Co-Chairs of the EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace” (“Report”). Among other...more

Zelle  LLP

That is SO last week - October 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on

Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its summary decision in Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille. Affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that an employee’s Facebook comments about working...more

McAfee & Taft

NLRB rules employee’s vulgar, unprofessional social media post is protected concerted activity

McAfee & Taft on

Over the past few years, we’ve warned our employer clients that discipline of employees for social media activity has become risky business. The National Labor Relations Board has taken the position that employee commentary...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthcare Update, No. 4, November 2013: Facebook: The New Water Cooler – Not The New Vegas

Fisher Phillips on

As of June 2013, Facebook, the reigning social-media giant, had 1.15 billion monthly active users who spent an average of 8.3 hours a month on Facebook. During roughly the same period of time, Facebook users "liked" a...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide