NLRA, Social Media Policy

Election Season in the Workplace: Employers’ Essential FAQs for 2024

Fisher Phillips on 9/12/2024

The election season promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will not be immune from the challenges that are sure to face us. What do you need to know about your rights and responsibilities as an employer now that the...more

[Webinar] The Race to 2024: Politics and Social Media in the Workplace and Employer Rights - March 19th, 9:00 am PT

Clark Hill PLC on 2/19/2024

Over the last several years, employers have seen and continue to see increased political activities from their employees at work and on social media platforms, including on business-related social media platforms, like...more

EntertainHR: Michigan’s Miscue—Is Your Company Ready for a Social Media Scandal?

FordHarrison on 6/7/2023

Only a few days after being hired by the University of Michigan’s football program as the assistant director of football recruiting, Glenn Schembechler (son of longtime Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler) resigned after his...more

Ticktock It's Time to Be Real About Social Media in the Workplace: How Institutions of Higher Education Can Develop Social Media...

Venable LLP on 4/6/2023

Debates concerning the pros and cons of social media usage are not new, but have recently resurfaced with more fervor, gaining attention at the national level. The renewed focus on social media usage may serve as a reminder...more

Is It Time for Change? 5 Reasons Your Dealership May Want to Change Your Employee Handbook for 2023

Fisher Phillips on 11/9/2022

‘Tis the season for change. The weather is changing. The leaves are changing (or have changed). Twitter is changing. The political landscape is changing. Employment laws have changed or will be changing. The calendar will be...more

Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media

Venable LLP on 1/20/2022

Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent school; however, they also can continue to create headaches for independent...more

Crafting an Effective Social Media Policy for Employees

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 7/9/2021

A social media presence is essential in generating new growth for a business. Maintaining social media accounts will not only expand brand awareness and elevate your company’s status, but it provides an opportunity to...more

Social and Political Issues and the Workplace - Implications for Employers

Littler on 5/13/2021

Over the past year, employers have had to grapple with seismic social, cultural, and political developments impacting profoundly how they do business. From a worldwide pandemic severely affecting global communities, markets...more

Absolute Freedom to Tweet? Employers (and the NLRA) May Have Something to Say About It

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/27/2021

Do you need a social media policy or are the legal obstacles just too much? Now more than ever, people are exercising their First Amendment right to free speech, which, not surprisingly, can cause heartburn at the workplace....more

NLRB Approves Workplace Social Media Policy Limiting Employees’ Online Communications

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/25/2021

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a split decision 2-1, approved a California-based ambulance company’s implementation of a social media policy that prohibited employees from “inappropriate...more

The End of an Era? NLRB Holds Lawful Employer’s Rules Restricting Employee Communications on Social Media, But This Pro-Employer...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/13/2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the NLRB held in a 2-1 decision that an employer’s rules restricting certain types of employee communications on social media were lawful under the NLRA. However, the Board panel was sharply...more

A Dealership’s Guide To Social Media, Free Speech, And The Election

Fisher Phillips on 11/2/2020

You just learned that one of your employees expressed their opinion about the election on social media. Their unfiltered post includes slurs, and it is inflammatory at best. Had they made these same comments while at work,...more

Politics in the workplace: A volatile combination!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/30/2020

On the eve of Election Day, what can employers do to keep their workplaces from exploding? What workplace speech is protected by the First Amendment or the National Labor Relations Act? When do political social media posts...more

Political and Controversial Activity in the Workplace [More with McGlinchey Ep. 11]

McGlinchey Stafford on 10/16/2020

Election season is in full swing and the climate is certainly charged. In this episode of “More with McGlinchey,” Labor and Employment attorneys Mag Bickford, Rasch Brown, Camille Bryant, and Kathy Conklin discuss employees’...more

The NLRB's Continuing Clarification of the Impact of Social Media Policies on NLRA Rights

Baker Donelson on 9/29/2020

On August 7, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued a decision providing additional guidance to employers regarding acceptable social media policies that do not violate an employee's Section 7 rights under the...more

NLRB Expands Employer Options for Social Media and Non-Disparagement Rules

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/27/2020

With the COVID-19 emergency impacting employers’ operations and the way employees work, more and more employees may start taking to social media to vent their opinions about work and current events (sometimes intertwining the...more

Threatening Employees on Social Media is No LOL Matter

Jaburg Wilk on 6/25/2020

Sometimes jokes fall flat. Sometimes they can get employers in trouble with the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”). A recent case is a cautionary tale. What Happened? In responding to a story about workers for...more

Can Employees Face Disciplinary Action For Their Social Media Posts?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/16/2020

Social media has long been an outlet for expression. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming elections and the protests surrounding police brutality and racial injustice, social media has been an instrumental...more

Politics and the Workplace

Jaburg Wilk on 3/12/2020

Categories: Employment, Article The general election is looming, and politics are everywhere. Here is a general overview of the laws that apply to private employers to help them navigate this upcoming political season...more

Employees’ Use of Social Media to Complain About Working Conditions

Snell & Wilmer on 12/5/2019

Employers often confront the question of whether employees can be disciplined for using social media, such as Facebook, to communicate with other employees about complaints regarding terms and conditions of employment....more

NLRB Updates Guidance on Social Media Policies

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/7/2019

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects the rights of employees to come together to address conditions of employment with or without a union. Those protections extend to certain work-related conversations conducted...more

Employment Flash - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/26/2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

Can Employers get a Grip on Griping? Not all Gripes are Created Equal…

Cohen & Gresser LLP on 9/25/2019

Negative employee attitudes, chronic complaining, insubordination and gossiping are bad for the workplace. They can impact employee morale and productivity, and if spread outside of the organization, reflect very poorly on...more

To Post or Not to Post: NLRB, Social Media & the Workplace

Baker Donelson on 5/22/2019

At the core of federal labor law is an employee's right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid and protection, even if it is not a union shop. ...more

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

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 1/25/2019

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

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