NLRA, Facebook, Social Media Policy

Tweet, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way: What All Employers Need To Know About Social Media In The Workplace

by Eric Gordon | Akerman Senterfitt on 3/21/2013

Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. YouTube. Blogs. Email. Texts. Social media in the workplace has become a fact of life for all employers. Companies are learning that these once feared social media sites can be powerful marketing...more

National Labor Relations Board on Employer Social Media Policies

by Ian Schick Ph.D. | Pillsbury Social Media, Entertainment &... on 3/14/2013

As use of social media continues to increase, so do concerns by employers regarding employee use of social media as it relates to the workplace. In response, many employers are drafting new or revised policies covering use of...more

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

by Sheeva J. Ghassemi-Vanni, Saundra Riley, Michael A. Sands | Fenwick & West LLP on 3/4/2013

Social media policies. Chances are your company has one, is in the process of drafting one, or is worried about not having one. Employees continue to gripe about their jobs and their bosses on Facebook, as states like...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

by Bruce Bagley, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of hindsight,...more

Employers Can Discipline Employees For Certain Social Media Activity

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/24/2013

A handful of cases handed down by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has left employers wondering whether they have any rights at all to regulate, monitor and discipline employees for what they post on Facebook and...more

NLRB Issues Pair of Decisions Limiting Employer Discipline and Policies Regarding Social Media

by Lisa E. Cleary, Adam Pinto, Catherine A. Williams | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/24/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a pair of decisions helping to clarify the limits on employers’ ability to (1) discipline employees for their social media activities and (2) implement confidentiality...more

NLRB: Use of Social Media Can Be Protected Employee Activity

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/22/2013

The rise of social media has led to the application of old law to new forms of communication. For instance, an effort by the National Labor Relations Board to educate workers on their right to engage in protected concerted...more

Labor Letter, January 2013: Has The NLRB Outlawed Courtesy?

by James McDonald Jr. | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/12/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has attracted attention in recent years for its scrutiny of employer rules and policies regulating conduct of employees – including employees who are not represented by unions or...more

What Some Would Call Harassment, The NLRB Calls Protected Concerted Activity

by Katherine Rand | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/10/2013

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its latest opinion on the scope of employees’ Section 7 rights while posting on social media sites like Facebook. Hispanics United of Buffalo, which involved the...more

You Can’t Be Fired for Discussing Your Job on Facebook

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 1/4/2013

Employers can punish or fire employees for doing a lot of things, but they can’t fire you for talking about working conditions at your job on Facebook. The National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 14 said Hispanics...more

NLRB Confirms that Comments Posted on Social Media May Be Entitled to Protection

by Lyndsey Kruzer, Michael L. Rosen | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/2/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a significant decision - solidifying the position it has staked out over the past 18 months - that an employee’s posts on social media may be entitled to protection...more

NLRB Sides with Employees Fired over Facebook Posts

by William K. Kennedy II, Michelle M. McGeogh | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/29/2012

In its second opinion addressing employee terminations resulting from Facebook posts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered an employer to reinstate five employees terminated for posting Facebook comments in...more

NLRB Tackles Social Media Policies and a Firing Related to a Facebook Posting

by Carlton Fields on 11/16/2012

This article addresses two recent National Labor Relations Board decisions. The first found the electronic posting rules of Costco Wholesale Corp. overly broad. The second found a “courtesy rule” of car dealership Karl Knauz...more

NLRB Decisions Continue to Proscribe Social Media and Other Policies If They Could Arguably Be Construed to Limit Protected...

by Duane Morris LLP on 10/19/2012

Employers that have or are considering instituting social media or civility policies may want to pay attention to two National Labor Relations Board (NLRB; the Board) decisions issued in September 2012....more

Social Media Update - The NLRB Upholds Employer-Friendly Ruling in First Decision Involving Firing Over a Facebook Posting

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/12/2012

As a powerful tool to reach a wide audience and a vehicle for users to reveal otherwise private information, social media creates fertile ground for litigation, particularly in the employment and labor context. In the first...more

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Tweet, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way: What All Employers Need To Know About Social Media In The Workplace

National Labor Relations Board on Employer Social Media Policies

Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

Employers Can Discipline Employees For Certain Social Media Activity

NLRB Issues Pair of Decisions Limiting Employer Discipline and Policies Regarding Social Media

NLRB: Use of Social Media Can Be Protected Employee Activity

Labor Letter, January 2013: Has The NLRB Outlawed Courtesy?

What Some Would Call Harassment, The NLRB Calls Protected Concerted Activity

You Can’t Be Fired for Discussing Your Job on Facebook

NLRB Confirms that Comments Posted on Social Media May Be Entitled to Protection

NLRB Sides with Employees Fired over Facebook Posts

NLRB Tackles Social Media Policies and a Firing Related to a Facebook Posting

NLRB Decisions Continue to Proscribe Social Media and Other Policies If They Could Arguably Be Construed to Limit Protected...

Social Media Update - The NLRB Upholds Employer-Friendly Ruling in First Decision Involving Firing Over a Facebook Posting

NLRB Says Facebook Firing is Lawful, But Social Media Policy is Not

First NLRB Decisions on Social Media Give Employers Cause to Update Policies, Practices

Update: NLRB Upholds Termination For Facebook Posting, But Nails Employer For Unrelated Handbook Policy

Employee’s Facebook Posting Not Protected Activity, Says NLRB

NLRB Strikes Down Employee Handbook Language and Issues First Social Media Decision

NLRB Upholds Employee's Discharge In First Facebook-Related Decision

NLRB Keeps Doing What It Always Does. Why Is Anyone Surprised?

Guest Post: NLRB Acting General Counsel Addresses At-Will Disclaimers and More at CBA Annual Meeting

The NLRB and Social Media

Will Your Social Media Policy Withstand Scrutiny?

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