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It depends. (Sorry).
But, for added context, I love this quote from a recent Maryland federal court opinion: Continue reading
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Join me and special guest Dan Schwartz (!!!) at Noon ET today on Zoom for The Employer Handbook Office Hour
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It’s week 98 of quarantine, many of you are working from home, and the boss isn’t around.
So, you’ve got really got no excuse to miss The Employer Handbook Office Hour today on Zoom at Noon ET, for which you can still register here before it fills up. Continue reading
A woman fired after attending the Capitol protest is suing her former employer for $10,000,000.
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Did I mention yesterday that, among the many topics that Dan Schwartz and I will discuss at noon on Friday’s free Zoom chat, we’ll probably touch on employee free speech? (Click here to register.)
But this doozy can’t wait until Friday. Continue reading
An employee curses out a customer on Twitter. Was she fired? Heck no! The company had her back!
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Often on this blog, I write about employees who lose their jobs for doing dumb stuff on social media — like the one-time Associate General Counsel and HR Director who live-streamed himself on Instagram from the Capitol riots. I’ve got slide decks full of this stuff from HR conferences I’ve presented over the years.
So, when I read that an employee of a grooming products company in England tweeted that a customer was a ‘t**t’ and a ‘f*****g w****r,’ my first impulse is to insert another PowerPoint slide.
Boy, was I wrong! Continue reading
A one-time Associate General Counsel and HR Director who was at the Capitol riots appears to be unemployed now.
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Remember that time in 2017 when a white nationalist march in Charlottesville turned deadly? Several participants ended up losing their jobs once exposed on social media.
Fast forward. Following Wednesday’s violent Capitol riots, a staff writer at Salon tweeted that the one-time Associate General Counsel and HR Director of a publicly-traded Texas-based insurance company, who apparently posted a video of himself on Instagram from outside the Capitol, no longer works there.
The most-read The Employer Handbook blog posts of 2020
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For most, 2020 was a big dumpster fire.
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A nurse, a TikTok video, and ignoring COVID-19 safety protocols. (This doesn’t end well…)
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Pretty much none of you who emailed me after yesterday’s post about state-mandated vaccines were too keen on that idea.
But, speaking of COVID-19 and safety precautions, let’s see what you think about today’s twist. Continue reading
It took until December, but I just read about the most ‘2020’ social media firing of the year.
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Plus, I get to start the week right by citing a source called “Russian Machine Never Breaks.”
***chef’s kiss***
Lawsuit: Former college baseball coach hijacked team Twitter account, created spoof account, bashed school.
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As an employment lawyer and blogger, I’ve seen and heard a lot. But, I’m having a tough time wrapping my head around this one. Continue reading
Court: Free speech may protect city employee’s Facebook post about wanting to kill Tamir Rice
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I’ve said many times before on this blog that employees always have the right to freedom of speech — even on social media. But, words have consequences. And no law guarantees the right to continued employment.
But, there are limited exceptions to that rule. I’ll address one of them with you today. Continue reading