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Social Media Policies And The NLRB: What Employers Need To Know

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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

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The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

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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...more

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Labor Letter, January 2013: Has The NLRB Outlawed Courtesy?

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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

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To Post or Not to Post – Are All Employee Facebook Comments Protected Under the NLRA?

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On September 28, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its first decision involving an employee fired because of a Facebook post. In this decision, the NLRB sided with the employer and held that the...more

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Social Media Update - The NLRB Upholds Employer-Friendly Ruling in First Decision Involving Firing Over a Facebook Posting

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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

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

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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

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Discharge Over Facebook Posting Lawful

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On November 8, 2011, we reported that a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge issued an interesting decision involving an employee who was discharged for posts he made on his Facebook page....more

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

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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

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Car Dealership Must "Cease and Desist" from Requiring Courteous Behavior, NLRB Rules

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We reported previously on a case in which a BMW salesman was terminated for postings on Facebook. (His dealership had served hot dogs and chips at a customer event, which the salesman thought was too low-brow for luxury car...more

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

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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

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Employee’s Facebook Posting Not Protected Activity, Says NLRB

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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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NLRB Sides With Car Dealer in First Facebook Firing Decision

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UPDATE: A year ago we posted the alert reproduced below discussing a decision by an NLRB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in a case involving a termination which was based on the former employee's Facebook postings. The...more

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McNees White Paper -- The National Labor Relations Board 2011 Year in Review An Overview of the Board’s Significant Decisions and...

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By all accounts, 2011 was a busy year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”). In 2011, the Board saw a 17 percent increase in filings as compared to the prior year, which included both unfair labor practice charges...more

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