As I was getting my shoes shined yesterday, something caught my eye. According to this article in the Metro Newspaper from Alexandra Wigglesworth, Philadelphia’s First Judicial District plans to use Facebook, Twitter, and text messaging to send out reminders about court dates. The court’s shift towards embracing social media is…
I teased it in yesterday’s blog post about Natalie Munroe. The National Labor Relations Board is softening its position on employers who fire employees for rants on Facebook. And I’ve got the deets after the jump… * * * Employees who merely gripe can get S-canned. Three recent advice memoranda…
Remember Natalie Munroe? Let me see if I can refresh your recollection. She’s a blogger. She’s a teacher. That’s right, smarties. She’s the blogging teacher who got suspended after her school learned that he had written on her personal blog that she wished she could leave the following comments for…
Look, I’m not one to toot my own horn… And, God knows, I never like to plug my own work. But, seriously folks, I would be remiss if I did not mention (again) that the Proactive Employer Podcast, sponsored by Thomas Econometrics, is presenting a special two-part round table…
The Employment Law Blog Carnival has finally rolled into town. What is a blog carnival? It is a collection of links on a particular topic — here, employment law — that bloggers have submitted to me, which I then arrange around a particular theme. For this edition of the Carnival,…
Philadelphia Police Department has enacted a social media policy. You can view it here. A couple of noteworthy points about this policy: It recognizes that social media plays an important “business” role within the Department. The Department gets it by endorsing the “secure use of social media to enhance communication, collaboration,…
One year for Halloween when I was in law school, no, actually, I was in law school, I dressed up as Mr. T. I had the gold, the overalls, the mohawk. People stopped me on the street to take their picture with me. Although, the highlight of the night was when…
In a new survey conducted by Robert Half Technology, 1400 chief information officers (CIOs) from companies across the United States with 100 or more employees were asked: “Which of the following most closely describes your company’s policy on visiting social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, while at work?”…
Fueled by the remaining adrenaline from the Bruins 4-0 beating of the Canucks — 2 more wins… just 2 more — I am banging out this blog post just before the clock strikes 12. I have news of a new Twitter firing involving a “social media specialist” and an update…
“I just want to advise people watching at home, playing that now-popular drinking game of you take a shot whenever the Republicans saying something that’s not true: Please assign a designated driver. This is going to be a long afternoon.” — Anthony Weiner (from the House Floor on 1/19/11) You can’t…