News & Analysis as of

Social Networks Facebook Employer Liability Issues

Dentons

Facebook Said-Addressing Ongoing COVID-19 Issues

Dentons on

We all know that neither Google nor Facebook has a legal degree, but that doesn’t stop your employees from acting as if they do.  More than one employee pushes back on a policy saying, “I read on Facebook___” or “I Googled___...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Public Employee’s Social Media Post Justifies Discharge

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

Carr v. PennDOT, 2020 WL 2532232 (Pa. 2020) (Pennsylvania Supreme Court sustains the termination of employment of a public employee for a social media post). Background - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Internet Job Postings Pose Legal Perils for Employers

Today social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn, allow employers to target their job listings based on various characteristics of the users they wish to reach. As a result, employers can theoretically identify...more

Cozen O'Connor

#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 2

Cozen O'Connor on

Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Employers Beware: Can You Legally Terminate an Employee for a Controversial Facebook Post?

In this era of social media, it has become quite common for employees to post information online about their personal lives, their political views, and information related to their jobs. Social networks have increasingly...more

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA

Employers Should Immediately Review Recruitment Ad Practices Due to Facebook Class Litigation

Nilan Johnson Lewis PA on

A little over a year ago, three major employers—T-Mobile, Amazon, and Cox Communications—were sued for allegedly discriminating on the basis of age in the way they recruited new employees via Facebook. The plaintiffs’ lawyers...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NLRB Says Facebook Comments About Workplace Safety Remain Protected

Despite changes to the composition of the National Labor Relations Board over the past year, the NLRB’s position with regard to protection of employee social media discussions remains unchanged. Last month, the NLRB affirmed...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Help Wanted: How Your Online Job Advertisements Could Be Considered Age Discrimination

More and more employers are seeking employees on the internet through targeted advertisements on Facebook. Employers can target these advertisements to certain users based on age, location, interests, experience, among other...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

“Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”: How to get yourself fired for a Facebook post

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Social media has created a minefield of concerns for both employees and employers. The news is full of stories of employees documenting their questionable off-duty conduct on social media, or posting comments containing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Quirky Question #269: Like it or Not – Facebook Post Protected Under the NLRA

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Question: I own a small manufacturing company that employs 25-35 employees, depending on our workload. Over the years, a number of my customers and my employees have “friended” me on Facebook. Last week, I saw that one of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Second Circuit Upholds That Facebook "Likes" Can Be Protected, Concerted Activity

On October 21, 2015, the Second Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) earlier ruling that clicking the Facebook “Like” button can be protected concerted activity. The Triple Play Sports Bar & Grill fired...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

“Like” it or Not? Tips for Addressing Employee Social Media Use

At first, employee social media use sounds like a matter of common sense. Candidates for a job should be careful what they post on social media sites, and make sure they’re not sharing any unsavory details about their past...more

Sands Anderson PC

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!: New Employment Laws for Social Media Accounts

Sands Anderson PC on

The Nutshell - Effective July 1, 2015, Virginia Code § 40.1-28.7:5 prohibits employers from requiring that current or prospective employees disclose information about their personal social media accounts....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on

California’s Eraser Law: What IP Attorneys and Owners Need to Know - Hector recently graduated from UC Berkeley and is anxious about his upcoming job interview. He is about to enter the adult world. But he has also got...more

BakerHostetler

Gawker Interns and the Use of Social Media to Notify Potential Class Members

BakerHostetler on

Social media has dramatically impacted many areas of law, and class and collective action litigation is no exception. Recently, a number of former interns who sued Gawker Media LLC and its owner Nick Denton (Gawker) for wage...more

Franczek P.C.

Crying Over (Virtual) Spilled Milk: ACLU Sues School District For Firing Employee Who Posted Vegan Beliefs Online

Franczek P.C. on

A recent lawsuit out of Ohio brings a local flare to what has otherwise become a relatively common story. We’ve all heard of teachers being disciplined or dismissed for posting something thoughtless online that led to...more

Allen Matkins

Court Denies Summary Judgment to Employer on Professor’s Allegations He Was Denied Tenure After Reporting Inappropriate Facebook...

Allen Matkins on

A federal court in Oklahoma recently denied summary judgment to Northeastern State University, finding that a professor’s discrimination and retaliation claims, among others, could proceed to trial. The professor, Dr. Leslie...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Think Twice Before Firing an Employee for Facebook Posts

Social media continues to play an important role in all aspects of a company’s internal and public communications. Companies are utilizing social media to make SEC disclosures, coordinate targeted advertising and marketing...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tennessee’s New Social Media Law Gives Employers Dos and Don’ts Regarding Employee Privacy

All Tennessee employers and their agents must now comply with the “Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014,” a new law that prohibits employers from asking their employees for their usernames and passwords to social media sites,...more

Cozen O'Connor

Poetic Justice – 2014 Wrap Up (Part 1 of 2)

Cozen O'Connor on

This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2015. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2014. Rather than simply give you links to all of my stimulating...more

Cozen O'Connor

“You’ve Got Served!”

Cozen O'Connor on

Pardon my witty little play on “you’ve got mail!” from 1998. Remember when that booming AOL voice – and what was the 50th movie teaming Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – seemingly reflected the start of the Internet communication age?...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

NLRB Holds That Discharge of Employees for Facebook Conversation Was Unlawful

On August 22, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued companion decisions in Three D, LLC d/b/a Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille, holding that the employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)...more

Butler Snow LLP

Are You Ready for the New Holacracy? Update on Social Media and the Hiring Process

Butler Snow LLP on

The innovative folks at Zappos have eschewed the traditional job application/interview/job offer process for a social-media-driven process on a Zappos platform. While very up-to-date, does this push the envelope to the point...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

NLRB Continues Aggressive Crackdown on Social Media Policies

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

Nossaman LLP

More Reasons for Employers to "DISLIKE" Facebook

Nossaman LLP on

The National Labor Relations Board is at it again – wading into the social media foray, that is. In a case that has been percolating since 2011, the NLRB has ruled that an employer must reinstate an employee who was...more

26 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide