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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

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

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

Labor Pains for Employers: NLRB Delivers Twin Employee-Friendly Decisions on Employer Social Media Policies

by Howard Sokol, Todd D. Steenson | Holland & Knight LLP on 12/13/2012

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued two rulings on employer social media policies that can be construed as favorable to employees. As a result, it is recommended that employers take the time to specifically...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

NLRB Addresses Knauz BMW’s Hot Dog Situation in its Second Decision Regarding Social Media

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 10/18/2012

On September 28, 2012, the National Labor and Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its second decision involving an employee’s use of social media. ...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

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

by Pierce Atwood LLP on 10/12/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued its first decision regarding an employee’s termination due to posts on Facebook. The decision, a mixed bag for employers, demonstrates—again—the NLRB’s increasing...more

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

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 10/11/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued its first two rulings on employer social media policies and its first ruling on an employee’s termination due to posts on Facebook. These rulings are significant for...more

Social Media Policies in the NLRB's Crosshairs

by Littler on 10/10/2012

Between the summer of 2011 and the spring of 2012, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lafe Solomon, published three Advice Memos that expressed his views on the application of the...more

NLRB Rules Termination Over Facebook Posting Justified

by XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 10/8/2012

Employers should be aware that the NLRB has released another decision addressing workplace rules and social media use which may directly affect workplace policies....more

NLRB Finds That Employer Lawfully Fired Employee Over Facebook Posts, But Its Courtesy Policy Violated The NLRA

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 10/5/2012

On October 1, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued another decision addressing the intersection between the National Labor Relations Act (the Act), social media, and handbook policies prohibiting...more

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

by Proskauer - Labor Relations on 10/4/2012

The NLRB has received a lot of attention for its actions the last couple years. One of the storms was caused by the agency’s attention to employer actions based on employee Facebook postings. More to the point, employers were...more

Employee’s Facebook Posting Not Protected Activity, Says NLRB

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/4/2012

The National Labor Relations Board’s most recent decision demonstrates that not all employee social media posts are protected by the National Labor Relations Act. Questions remain, however, about the extent to which employees...more

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

by Morgan Lewis on 10/3/2012

Continuing its aggressive foray into nonunion workplaces, the NLRB has weighed in on social media and employee handbook issues, finding certain language to be unlawful under Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations...more

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

by FordHarrison on 10/3/2012

Executive Summary: In its first published decision involving employee Facebook access, the National Labor Relations Board has upheld the termination of an employee whose Facebook posts mocked an accident on his employer's...more

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

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 10/3/2012

I’ll admit something that might seem a little unusual and ironic: I’ve grown a bit tired about writing about the NLRB and social media. Perhaps, it’s because I’ve seen too many law firms and lawyers issuing...more

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