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National Labor Relations Board Karl Knauz Motors Termination

The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed... more +
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA.    less -
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To Post or Not to Post – Are All Employee Facebook Comments Protected Under the NLRA?

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On September 28, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its first decision involving an employee fired because of a Facebook post. In this decision, the NLRB sided with the employer and held that the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Discharge Over Facebook Posting Lawful

On November 8, 2011, we reported that a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge issued an interesting decision involving an employee who was discharged for posts he made on his Facebook page....more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

The NLRB’s Latest on Facebook Firing Creates More Questions For Employers

By now most of us have learned about the decision issued last Friday, September 28, by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. d/b/a Knauz BMW, the Board’s first true foray into a...more

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