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Social media at work: concerns, implications, and best practices
by Adam P. Boyd The Idaho Supreme Court recently released a decisions related to discharge for employment-related misconduct, ruling that the employee was ineligible for unemployment benefits because...
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Protect your company with an effective social media policy
by Joseph Godwin The use of social media has become extensive in the workplace, and as a result, workplace social media policies are gaining attention. Workers’ continued exchange of “personal”...
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Social media in the spotlight
by Kara Shea Like it or not, social media is here to stay. During the first quarter of 2014, Facebook had more than 1.23 billion monthly users, and usage of other social media websites like Twitter and...
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Employer beware: NLRA rulings often conflict with existing employer policies
by Josh Cline One of the biggest misconceptions employers have is that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) applies only to unionized employers. As a result, employers may hear of an adverse ruling...
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Make sure your company e-mail policy passes the Purple test
by Elijah Yip In 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Register Guard decision, which allowed employers to prohibit employees from using company e-mail to discuss the terms and...
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Is your employee social media policy enforceable?
by Beth A. Kahn and Timothy J. Toohey Social media—including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and personal blogs—is everywhere in our digital world, including the workplace. Employers use social media to...
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NLRB finds employer’s prohibition on workplace recordings unlawful
by Lisa Berg On December 24, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in a 2-1 decision that Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s blanket rules prohibiting employees from recording, without...
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Snooping in company docs may be OK
by Stefanie M. Renaud One afternoon, the head of your IT department stops by your office. Apparently, IT noticed something strange during a standard review of an employee’s online activity. The IT head...
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NLRB guidance regarding social media policies
by Elijah Yip On January 1, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of the General Counsel released an advice memorandum (dated September 22, 2016) reviewing the social media policy in...
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Recent developments in employment-related social media law
by Thomas J. Lloyd III The legal issues surrounding the interplay between employment and private social media engagement is continually evolving. In view of some of recent developments, we are...
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