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As a social-media-nerd employment lawyer, this one has me shakin’ my head.
In Pennsylvania, the Rules of Professional Conduct require that an attorney must stay abreast of changes in changes in the law, including the benefits of advances in technology.
LinkedIn was founded over 10 years ago. If you’re reading this and you are not familiar with LinkedIn …
I mean, geez. For a litigator, it’s absolutely essential. And I’m not even talking about having a LinkedIn profile.
“Off-the-clock” discriminatory Facebook messages can create a hostile work environment
As I type this post, I’m watching two of my kids — one dressed as Olaf; the other Elsa — yelling at each other to stop singing Frozen tunes. Now, they’re wrestling — I don’t remember that from the movie. For a snowman, that Olaf is pretty tough. Oh, damn! Parent of the year here has let it go — see what I did there — on too long.
brb…
Intern fired for racist tweet. But, wait, it gets worse…
On Tuesday, a Fox affiliate in Arizona reported here that an intern at a health and wellness company was fired for an offensive tweet.
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Let’s revisit that post about cursing out your boss on Facebook
Last year, at about this time, I blogged here about a case involving some employees who thought that their employer had underpaid them. So, they discussed the matter at work. And then continued their conversation on Facebook, where they used language that wouldn’t quite make an Eagles fan in the 700 level of old Veteran’s Stadium blush. But, it would have earned a young Meyer some soap in the mouth.
Enforce your social media policies evenly. Otherwise, it’s bloggy-blog time.
An employee who was allegedly fired for violating a company’s social media policy is going to have his day in court. And on this blog.
When your recently-fired employee shares the secret sauce on Twitter
No, the secret sauce isn’t ketchup. Or is it?
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Firing an employee for complaining on Facebook about discrimination = retaliation
And when the employer practically admits as much at a deposition = hella-stupid retaliation
The limits of employee free speech on social media
One of the finest employment-law bloggers, Daniel Schwartz, recently marked the eight-year anniversary of his Connecticut Employment Law Blog with a post about the three most notable changes in employment law over that span. Number one was social media.
While for us bloggers, social media presents the lowest-hanging clickbait fruit, its metamorphosis and overall effect on the workplace is undeniable. Social media presents a slew of issues, from hiring (all those state laws on social media passwords) to firing (like the time those Facebook postings bungled an employee’s FMLA claims) and so much more.