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Trade Secrets/Non-Compete Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Benesch on 8/2/2023

Welcome to our Q2 Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Update. As you can tell from the update, Q2 was a busy quarter in this space from both a regulatory, legislative, civil litigation and criminal litigation perspective....more

#No Filter: Regulating an Employer’s Social Media Posts

Cozen O'Connor on 5/26/2022

In this special edition of #No Filter, we will examine a recent May 20, 2022 decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals impacting the limits of permissible speech on social media. This time, however, we examine attempts...more

NLRB: Employer Tweet Unlawfully Restrained Protected Activity

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 11/30/2020

On November 24, 2020, the Board held that a high-level executive’s tweet violated Section 8(a)(1) of the NLRA by interfering with or restraining employees’ protected, concerted activity....more

Don’t Feed The Trolls: What Employers Can Do To Combat Internet Trolls

Fisher Phillips on 5/10/2017

...The internet has forever changed the way information is shared. The rapid-fire online patter produces comments and information that could be both helpful and harmful to an employer and its employees. On the one hand, such...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

Labor Day Wouldn’t Be Labor Day Without New NLRB Decisions

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/2/2016

The onset of Labor Day and the end of the NLRB fiscal year (September 30) one can count on seeing a number of decisions issued. This year is no different, and perhaps more are being issued during these last few days because...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

Social Links: Google penalizes sites with pop-up ads; proposed Federal legislation to criminalize revenge porn; ad industry group...

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 8/29/2016

Google is cracking down on mobile pop-up ads by knocking down the search-result position of websites that use them. The National Labor Relations Board decided a social media policy that Chipotle had in place for its...more

#Fired: Post a Tweet, Lose Your Job

FordHarrison on 8/23/2016

Many people enjoy spouting off what they view as 140-character tidbits of wisdom on the social media platform Twitter. But recently several individuals have found themselves in trouble with their employers (read: former...more

Quirky Question #279: Concerted Activity in 140 Characters or Less

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/25/2016

Question: I am a manager in a medium-sized retailer that has locations and employees in 16 states. The company maintains a social media policy, which was recently updated. ...more

#Concerted Activity in 140 Characters or Less

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 3/28/2016

Employees have increasingly voiced concerns on social media regarding their employment, often including specific statements about their employers. As previously discussed on this blog, an employee’s Facebook post related to...more

NLRB, Social Media and the Right to Complain

Baker Donelson on 3/18/2016

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that Chipotle Mexican Grill violated the law when it forced an employee to delete certain posts on his Twitter account. James Kennedy had tweeted some unflattering statements...more

Discipline Based on Social Media Activity – An Update

Zelle LLP on 11/6/2015

Social media is no longer trendy. It’s commonplace, and so is discipline imposed because an employee posts something inappropriate. According to a Proskauer survey, 70 percent of employers report taking disciplinary action...more

Social Media Compliance Policies: Your Company Needs One

Baker Donelson on 11/2/2015

Use of social media is ubiquitous in today's society. This is astounding when you think back to 2004 and realize that social media did not exist then. Fast forward ten years and by September 2014, 58% of all American adults...more

To Fire or Not to Fire for Employee’s Social Media Posts

Gray Reed on 5/1/2015

After watching the firing of the digital communications manager for the Houston Rockets during their run through the playoffs (read the story here in the Houston Chronicle). I figured it would be a good time to revisit the...more

What’s in a Like?

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 11/5/2014

In the pre-Facebook era, the word “like” was primarily a verb (and an interjection sprinkled throughout valley girls’ conversations). Although you could have likes and dislikes in the sense of preferences, you could not give...more

Do Employees Have the Right to Access Social Media in the Workplace? Can Employers Block Social Media Websites?

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 10/27/2014

A Pew Foundation study earlier this year found that 87% of all adults in the United States access the Internet or email, either through computers or mobile devices. The same study found that of those adults, as many as 74%...more

NLRB Continues Aggressive Crackdown on Social Media Policies

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 9/4/2014

In the past few years the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has taken an increased interest in whether workplace policies prohibiting employees from discussing the terms and conditions of their employment on social...more

She tweeted what?!

McAfee & Taft on 2/12/2014

Employers may have become familiar with some of the legal and human resources issues involving social media use by employees. However, one social media platform offers an illustration of the many evolving legal, human...more

At Least The Unicorn Won’t Sue You

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 9/17/2013

When not writing about the legal issues raised by my favorite TV shows, most of this blogger’s Law Law Land blogs have involved either employment law or social media issues. So you can imagine my sheer delight when the news...more

Twitter: Employee Who Complained about Sexual Harassment via Twitter Fired

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 4/9/2013

Adria Richards is a self-described “endlessly enthusiastic technology evangelist.” While attending a large technology conference in Santa Clara, California, Ms. Richards overheard two men sitting behind her making a series...more

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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense 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

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog 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

Reading the Tea Leaves for Employment Law in 2013 (Harry Potter Edition)

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/10/2013

In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, I filed my annual “forecast” of employment law for 2013. As with the weather forecasts, it is subject to change on a moment’s notice. So drink your “tea” with a grain of salt. ...more

Around the Virtual World - December 17, 2012

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 12/17/2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Union Facebook Page Not Picket Line Extension: NLRB Judge - Parody New York Times Twitter...more

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