NLRA, Section 7, Social Media Policy

Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media

Venable LLP on 1/20/2022

Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent school; however, they also can continue to create headaches for independent...more

Absolute Freedom to Tweet? Employers (and the NLRA) May Have Something to Say About It

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/27/2021

Do you need a social media policy or are the legal obstacles just too much? Now more than ever, people are exercising their First Amendment right to free speech, which, not surprisingly, can cause heartburn at the workplace....more

The End of an Era? NLRB Holds Lawful Employer’s Rules Restricting Employee Communications on Social Media, But This Pro-Employer...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/13/2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the NLRB held in a 2-1 decision that an employer’s rules restricting certain types of employee communications on social media were lawful under the NLRA. However, the Board panel was sharply...more

The NLRB's Continuing Clarification of the Impact of Social Media Policies on NLRA Rights

Baker Donelson on 9/29/2020

On August 7, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a decision providing additional guidance to employers regarding acceptable social media policies that do not violate an employee's Section 7 rights under the...more

Can Employers get a Grip on Griping? Not all Gripes are Created Equal…

Cohen & Gresser LLP on 9/25/2019

Negative employee attitudes, chronic complaining, insubordination and gossiping are bad for the workplace. They can impact employee morale and productivity, and if spread outside of the organization, reflect very poorly on...more

To Post or Not to Post: NLRB, Social Media & the Workplace

Baker Donelson on 5/22/2019

At the core of federal labor law is an employee's right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid and protection, even if it is not a union shop. ...more

NLRB Issues Important Decision Regarding What Constitutes “Protected Concerted Activity” in Union and Union-Free Environments...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/18/2019

In yet another case that impacts both union and non-union employers, the Republican-majority National Labor Relations Board (Board) overruled Obama-era precedent and substantially narrowed what is considered “protected...more

NLRB Releases Advice Memos Approving Employer Work Rules Under New Boeing Standard

Polsinelli on 7/18/2018

On July 13, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released several memos authored by the Board’s Division of Advice, which offer further guidance to employers about how the Board...more

Sneaky Section 7 Traps for the Unwary Employer

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/18/2018

With only about 6.5 percent of workers in the private sector being represented by unions, many private sector employers pay little, if any, attention to the requirements of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....more

National Labor Relations Board Ends 2017 with a Flurry of Significant Decisions Reversing Recent Pro-Employee Precedents

Dechert LLP on 1/10/2018

Abandonment of Controversial Standards for Joint Employment and Review of Employer Policies Headline Slew of Changes - Since the election of President Trump, it has been a question of “when,” not “if,” the National Labor...more

There’s no debate: freedom of speech presents challenging legal issues for workers and employers in the age of social media

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/3/2017

John Pueschel, partner in the Winston-Salem office of Womble Bond Dickinson, examines the limits on employee free speech and use of social media against the background of recent events at Google and in Charlottesville....more

Two Employees, Social Media, An Unlawful Policy ... What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 8/7/2017

The advent of social media resulted in a feverish effort by the NLRB to keep up with new technology. In reality, the legal standard for evaluating whether conduct is protected concerted activity did not change. Rather, all...more

Digital Disruptions: Handling Social Media Misuse By Students And Educators

Fisher Phillips on 7/15/2017

Beginning with the launch of Myspace and Facebook in the early part of the last decade, social media communication has taken the world by storm. Today, social media networking is the primary means of communicating about one’s...more

Second Circuit Holds Pro-Union Sentiment Outweighs Impropriety of Profanity-Laden Rant Against Supervisor, His Mother, and “His...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/10/2017

Use of profanity by employees, whether in the workplace, outside the workplace, or on social media, presents difficult legal issues for the employer, as highlighted by a recent Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision...more

Second Circuit Holds Termination of Employee Who Attacked Supervisor in Obscene Facebook Post Violates NLRA

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 4/26/2017

The Second Circuit said last week that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act when it fired an employee who criticized a supervisor on Facebook during an election. The catch here is that the Second Circuit...more

Does Your Social Media Policy Apply Globally?

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/16/2017

The surprising EU perspective - Drafting a global social media policy is a balancing act. Employers need to protect their legitimate business interests, but must do so with respect for the employees’ rights to freedom of...more

The National Labor Relations Board’s Crackdown on Social Media Policies

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 12/15/2016

If your company has a social media policy in its handbook, that policy is in the crosshairs of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB is the agency that enforces the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which,...more

NLRB Continues to "Like" Enforcement over Social Media Policies and Related Issues

Baker Donelson on 12/13/2016

In recent years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has focused attention on company policies that attempt to limit employee engagement in social media. Specifically, the NLRB has consistently taken the position that...more

What’s Good for the Goose…

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 10/4/2016

Over the past few years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken issue with employers that discipline employees over Facebook and other social media postings. The NLRB allows employees to discuss wages and other...more

Employer Handbook Policies Violate the National Labor Relations Act

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/2/2016

As we recently noted, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is laser-like focused on scrutinizing employer personnel policies. In yet another example of this ongoing campaign, a recent administrative law judge (ALJ)...more

NLRB Ruling in Social Media Case Provides Useful Guidance for Employers

Littler on 8/30/2016

Drafting a social media policy in compliance with Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “the Act”) has become increasingly challenging for employers, as the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the...more

We Traced The Trade Secret Leak … It’s Coming From Inside The Business

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/3/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: Protecting trade secrets from employee theft requires more than using an NDA when onboarding new employees. If businesses want to protect their confidential information, they need to take a cradle-to-grave...more

NLRB Tells Employers to Mind their Own Business

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: An Administrative Law Judge held that an employer’s policy of prohibiting employees from conducting personal business at work, along with its social media and solicitation/distribution policies, violated...more

Guidance On Handbooks, Policies, And Social Media Guidelines – Employers’ Attempts to Protect Themselves Too Much Can Lead to Loss...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/22/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB orders employer to cease and desist from maintaining numerous provisions in its Social Networking Guideline and provisions in the Handbook related to social media, privacy, and confidentiality, and...more

The NLRB Continues to Monitor Social Media Policies

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/14/2016

According to this EmployNews report, the National Labor Relations Board continues to interpret the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit social media policies that restrict employees’ ability to publically complain about...more

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