Articles Posted in Social Media and the Workplace

Both a Harvard graduate and a police detective who supported the recent Black Lives Matter protests appear to be finding out the hard way that posting violent threats on social media, even if in jest, can end up costing a job. Continue reading

Ok, there is one more social-media related termination that we need to discuss. Continue reading

I don’t usually take pleasure in the misfortune of others.

At least not to their face. Continue reading

Amazingly, this piece of cloth creates so much civil unrest right now. But, this isn’t a blog post about whether individuals should have to wear face masks in public, at work, or other local businesses.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a social media firing post. So, this is about a worker that took his distaste for facemasks too far on Facebook. Plus, it’s a reminder about how your business should respond. Continue reading

Obviously, probably, and definitely.

But, a recent survey didn’t cover any of these examples. Continue reading

When it comes to employees getting fired for their social media use, the Mount Rushmore of platforms claiming these victims is Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.

But, let’s talk a little bit about TikTok.

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A Toronto man who worked for the same company for six years no longer works there. All because of a tweet and a bottle of barbecue sauce. Continue reading

John McClain’s classic line from another classic Christmas movie, Die Hard 2, was the first thing that came to my mind after a story I read last week. Continue reading

At dinner the other night, someone asked me what I did for a living. So, I told that person that I’m a blogger dammit and people respect me for it an employment lawyer.

She responded with words to the effect of, “When are employees going to learn that there is no such thing as free speech?”

Amen. Continue reading