The National Labor Relations Board is at it again. In August 2011, its Acting General Counsel, Lafe E. Solomon, issued a report summarizing several of its then-pending enforcement actions dealing with social media. These are disputes in which an employee was disciplined or terminated for something he or she posted online. In many of these[...]
New Year Bring New Guidance from NLRB on Employees and Social Media
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 By Brian Wassom
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: employment, facebook, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, protected concerted activity, social media policies
The Gangs of MySpace: Social Media Evidence in Gang Prosecutions
Thursday, July 7, 2011 By Brian Wassom
I talk a lot on this blog about the importance of companies having a social media policy for their employees. Who knew that street gangs could use the same advice? “Symbols are an important part of the gang culture,” writes one expert. ”Signs and symbols are used to identify a particular gang or to intimidate[...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Brown Pride Gang, criminal, gangs, Latin Kings, MySpace, social media policies, Untamed Gorillas
Legal Lessons Learned from the Corporate Social Media Summit
Friday, June 24, 2011 By Brian Wassom
Earlier this week I had the great pleasure of attending the Corporate Social Media Summit in New York City, put on by Useful Social Media. It was a fantastic event populated by the people in charge of social media for some of the world’s biggest and most influential companies, in industries across the spectrum. [...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Best Buy, Cisco, Citi, Coca-Cola, CSM, employment, facebook, Kodak, New York Life Insurance, social media policies, Southwest Airlines, twitter, Union Pacific, Useful Social Media
Employee Rights and Social Media – A Summary of NLRB Enforcement Activity
Monday, June 6, 2011 By Brian Wassom
When can an employer go too far in punishing employees for their statements in social media? The National Labor Relations Board caused a stir in October 2010 by filing its first enforcement action related to social media. Specifically, the Board alleged that American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. violated federal labor law by terminating an[...]
Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: American Medical Response, AMR, Anchorman, Arizona Star, Build.com, employment, facebook, Hispanics United, Knauz BMW, labor law, NLRB, Ron Burgundy, social media policies, Thomson Reuters, Tucson, twitter, workplace
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