Administrative Law Judge Recommends Employees Fired For Facebook Posts Be...
For the first time, in Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., an Administrative Law Judge has found a violation of the National Labor Relations Act in a social media case brought by the General Counsel of...
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As another follow-up to our posts, NLRB OK’s Employee Bad-Mouthing on Social Media, Update: The NLRB Seesaws On Social Media Bad-Mouthing, NLRB Issues Guidance On Social Media Policies and...
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NLRB Continues its Attack on Overly Broad Social Media Policies
We have been commenting on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent decisions on the lawfulness of social media policies. An NLRB Administrative Law Judge recently struck down a portion of a...
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NLRB’s Acting General Counsel Provides Do’s and Don’ts for Social Media Policies
The National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon issued his third report on employees’ social media use on May 30. We previously blogged about the first report (see NLRB...
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NLRB Nixes Costco Social Media Policy
Am I the only blogger who has a problem with social media? My twelve year old is addicted to his smart phone and Instagram. I constantly get poked from Facebook users. I read with dismay how...
View ArticleFiring By Non-Profit for Inappropriate Facebook Conversation OK’d By NLRB Judge
A NLRB judge recently ruled that a non-profit’s discharge of two employees for having an inappropriate conversation on Facebook about the non-profit did not run afoul of the National Labor Relations...
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Social Media: A Blessing & A Curse For Employers
The explosion in popularity of social media has, in my opinion, been a blessing and a curse for businesses. On the one hand, social media helps businesses market products and services, and reach-out to...
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Are Smartphone Breaks At Work A Good Idea?
Can You Hear Us Now? While there is no question that employee productivity is a concern for all employers, there is at least one study supporting the notion that short “smartphone” breaks during the...
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A New Workplace Event: Take Your Parents To Work Day
First, there was Take Your Child to Work Day. Then, Take Your Dog to Work Day (yes, this is a real event that started in 1999) and now, there is “Take Your Parents to Work Day”. On November 6, 2014,...
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Boozing it up at the Company Holiday Party
It is that time of year again. According to a Society for Human Resources Management survey discussed in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, fewer employers plan to host a holiday party this year. However,...
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Warnings for Your Company Holiday Party
It is that time of year again – Holiday Party Season! What’s a party without alcohol, and what’s a law blog without a curmudgeon preaching moderation and reasonableness? (Paramount Pictures’ 2016...
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Recruiting with Technology? Don’t Forget the “Human” in Human Resources
The public is generally familiar with the fact that Amazon.com, Google and other technology companies use computer programs and artificial intelligence to predict consumer behavior – think about the...
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Facebook “Unfriending” – A Form of Workplace Bullying?
Employers in Australia may be scrambling to update their social media and anti-bullying policies in light of a finding by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), Australia’s national workplace relations...
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Law Would Ban Florida Employers from “E-Stalking”
Ver la versión en español aquí Not long ago, we blogged about social media as a blessing and a curse for employers. On the one hand, social media helps businesses market products and services; on the...
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Have an Election Season Free from Tax Penalties!
Ver la versión en español aquí It’s hard to turn on a TV, read the news, or walk into a social setting without hearing about the election. As we head into the full-blown campaign season, we want to...
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Employee Smart Phones: Smile, Your Meeting is Streaming Live and in Color
Ver la versión en español aquí Let’s go back to happier times … for Pittsburgh Steelers fans, that is. On January 15, 2017, the Steelers won the AFC Divisional playoff, moving the team to the AFC...
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“Like” or “Dislike” – Did Zuckerberg Overlook Facebook’s Paternity Leave Policy?
Ver la versión en español aquí More than 3 years ago, I blogged about the unjustified criticism received by then-New York Mets (and now Washington Nationals) baseball player Daniel Murphy when he...
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Morale Makes Money: How Starbucks Raised the Bar(ista)… Again
Ver la versión en español aquí Last week, the CEO of Starbucks, Kevin Johnson, announced the ‘Partner and Family Sick Time’ benefits for all of Starbucks’ U.S. employees. Starbucks is giving employees...
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NLRB Speak on Employee Handbook Provisions (Again). Private Sector Employers...
Ver la versión en español aquí Coastal Industries, a Jacksonville, Florida employer, thought it had an employee handbook that was compliant with the dictates of the National Labor Relations Board...
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Surviving the Seasonal Soiree
Ver la versión en español aquí You survived Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. Will you “survive” the office holiday party and the HR land mines it presents? Please don’t let anyone show...
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