Termination, Facebook, Social Media Policy

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

by Eric Gordon | Akerman Senterfitt 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

NLRB Issues Pair of Decisions Limiting Employer Discipline and Policies Regarding Social Media

by Lisa E. Cleary, Adam Pinto, Catherine A. Williams | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/24/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a pair of decisions helping to clarify the limits on employers’ ability to (1) discipline employees for their social media activities and (2) implement confidentiality...more

NLRB: Use of Social Media Can Be Protected Employee Activity

by Jeff Ifrah on 1/22/2013

The rise of social media has led to the application of old law to new forms of communication. For instance, an effort by the National Labor Relations Board to educate workers on their right to engage in protected concerted...more

What Some Would Call Harassment, The NLRB Calls Protected Concerted Activity

by Katherine Rand | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/10/2013

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its latest opinion on the scope of employees’ Section 7 rights while posting on social media sites like Facebook. Hispanics United of Buffalo, which involved the...more

You Can’t Be Fired for Discussing Your Job on Facebook

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 1/4/2013

Employers can punish or fire employees for doing a lot of things, but they can’t fire you for talking about working conditions at your job on Facebook. The National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 14 said Hispanics...more

NLRB Confirms that Comments Posted on Social Media May Be Entitled to Protection

by Lyndsey Kruzer, Michael L. Rosen | Foley Hoag LLP on 1/2/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a significant decision - solidifying the position it has staked out over the past 18 months - that an employee’s posts on social media may be entitled to protection...more

NLRB Sides with Employees Fired over Facebook Posts

by William K. Kennedy II, Michelle M. McGeogh | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/29/2012

In its second opinion addressing employee terminations resulting from Facebook posts, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ordered an employer to reinstate five employees terminated for posting Facebook comments in...more

Analysts’ Financial Disclosures on Facebook Lead to Fine and Termination

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 10/29/2012

In my talks about technology, one of the things I try to emphasize is that there is no “one size fits all” to your social media and technology policy. As an example, I often talk about how financial industries have...more

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