Anti-Harassment Policies, Facebook

That is SO last week - October 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on 10/27/2015

Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its summary decision in Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille. Affirming the National Labor Relations Board, the Court held that an employee’s Facebook comments about working...more

The Top Social Media Platforms’ Efforts To Control Cyber-Harassment

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 9/1/2015

Social networking platforms have long faced the difficult task of balancing the desire to promote freedom of expression with the need to prevent abuse and harassment on their sites. One of social media’s greatest challenges...more

Harassing Facebook Posts Justify Termination

Allen Matkins on 6/15/2015

A recent labor arbitration decision illustrates that an employer can terminate an employee who uses social media to insult and threaten co-workers in violation of a workplace harassment policy. This case arose when the...more

Status Updates - January 2015 #3

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 1/16/2015

A Craigslist conviction. The highest court in Massachusetts upheld the conviction under the Bay State’s anti-harassment statute of a couple who posted fake Craigslist advertisements that caused a great deal of trouble for...more

Status Updates - December 2014 #3

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 12/8/2014

Block party. Twitter has revamped its anti-harassment policies to make it easier to report harassment on the network or to block another account. The change follows recent highly-publicized instances of “Twitter harassment,”...more

NLRB Orders Reinstatement of Employees Fired Over Discussion on Facebook

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/22/2013

In Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., 359 NLRB No. 37 (Dec. 14, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that an employer violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by firing five...more