I have discussed the National Labor Relations Board’s recent social media decisions here and here. To summarize, in the past year or so the NLRB has made it very clear that, in its view, all employees (union or not) have a right to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment on social media sites […]
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National Labor Relations Board Gives Murky Guidance on Social Media Policies
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) is often erroneously regarded as an agency that has no role except with respect to unionized workplaces. Employers and employees alike need to understand that the NLRB’s mandate is much broader, extending to protections of even non-union workers when they are discussing the terms and conditions of their employment. […]
It’s Time for Employers to Update (or Adopt) Their Social Media Policies
Several years ago, I published an article in the Georgia Bar Journal regarding company blogging policies. The article can be found here, at page 34: http://gabar.org/public/pdf/GBJ/feb07.pdf When the article was published, the practice of blogging was still relatively new. Businesses were still deciding whether to allow their employees to blog about company matters, and if […]