Social Networks, Wrongful Termination

Fourth Circuit Reinstates Employee’s Claim That Social Media App Messages Provided Sufficient Notice of a Medical Absence

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/21/2022

On August 15, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in Roberts v. Gestamp West Virginia, LLC, that an employer’s “usual and customary” notice procedures relating to absences extended beyond the company’s...more

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

Cozen O'Connor on 9/13/2019

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

NLRB Says Facebook Comments About Workplace Safety Remain Protected

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 8/15/2018

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

Court “Likes” NLRB’s determination that Facebook posts are protected under the NLRA

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/2/2015

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision that employees’ Facebook posts are protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Three D, LLC d/b/a Triple Play...more

Second Circuit Says Facebook Profanity Directed at Employer is Protected - Employer Violated NLRA by Terminating Two Employees...

Holland & Knight LLP on 10/29/2015

In Three D, LLC d/b/a/ Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille v. NLRB, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the National Labor Relations Board's (the Board) determination that the employer, Triple Play,...more

The Court Weighs In: Termination for Social Media Misconduct

Bennett Jones LLP on 9/2/2015

Over a decade had passed since Ellen Simonetti, dubbed the “Queen of the Sky” was fired by Delta Air Lines after her infamous “Diary of a Dysfunctional Flight Attendant” blog. Simonetti wasn’t fired simply for blogging about...more

NLRB determines vulgar Facebook posts protected concerted activity

Robinson & Cole LLP on 4/21/2015

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined that Pier Sixty LLC, a New York catering service, violated federal labor law by firing an employee server after he posted a Facebook message protesting supervisory abuse...more

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