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Go ahead and pull those old employee handbooks out of the trash!
Just be sure to wipe off the coffee grounds.
And cross out all of those outdated references to MySpace and Friendster in the social media policy. Continue reading
Court stymies employer’s try for plaintiff’s social media passwords in sexual harassment case. But, it did get…
I imagine that, among the reasons that victims fear complaining about sexual harassment, is that spotlight may shine a little too brightly on them.
For example, when a plaintiff in a Title VII case claims emotional distress from sexual harassment, the source(s) of that pain will be under the microscope. Questioning on this issue could spill into the plaintiff’s social media activities.
But how far will a court allow this to go? Continue reading
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I had one date circled — one date between now and the end of the year.
Later this week, on November 17, Netflix releases Marvel’s The Punisher. If you’ve dorked out gotten culture with any of The Defenders series, then, like me, you’ve been chomping at the bit for this release. But, if you need some enticement, check out the official trailer for Marvel’s The Punisher. It opens with Frank Castle as an early contender for Father Of the Year, teaching his kid Metallica on an acoustic guitar. Seconds later, Castle’s entire family is dead and he’s talking about infiltrating a covert CIA operation. And, at the 1:22 mark of the trailer, we have this exchange between Frank Castle and a sidekick:
Sidekick: You and me, we want the same thing. So, work with me.
Frank Castle: On one condition. I’m gonna kill ’em all.
Sidekick: Yeah, I can live with that.
Dammit, Netflix! Stop twisting my arm! Cause, it hurts so good.
***blows smoke and starts chewing bubble gum cigarette***
Now, if you’re going to circle one other date on the calendar, may I suggest December 7? Yep, I’ve buried the lede long enough. Continue reading
HR lessons from a cyclist fired for flipping off Trump’s motorcade
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Juli Briskman was out riding her bicycle when she was passed on the road by Donald Trump’s motorcade. So, she showed ’em the middle finger.
And, it was at that precise moment that a White House photographer traveling with the president as he left one of his golf courses happened to catch the one-finger salute on film. Ms. Briskman a viral star on social media.
Who knew that she would lose her job for it so quickly? Continue reading
Jemele Hill suspended for violating social media rules. No, not even ESPN Talent has free speech rights.
ESPN pays the National Football League nearly $2 billion annual for digital rights. Two billion dollars! With so much at stake, that’s an investment worth protecting.
A few years ago, former ESPN personality Bill Simmons found that out the hard way. He was suspended by the network for his incendiary comments on his podcast about the NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
And yesterday, ESPN SportsCenter anchor Jemele Hill learned a hard lesson about online accountability too. Continue reading
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NFL players take a knee and it seems like the only ones getting fired are firefighters.
I’m not writing today top rehash #TakeTheKnee. Been there, done that.
Rather, today’s post is a friendly reminder to all employees out there who want to express their opinion online about this week’s NFL protests.
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This military hospital’s social media cluster-you-know-what checks all the wrong boxes
Originally, I was toying with titling this post, “What Employers Can Learn From Military Nurses Who Pose Newborns Dancing to 50 Cent, Give Them The Finger, And Then Snap A Video And Photo Captioned, ‘How I currently feel about these mini Satans.’”
But, yesterday’s blog title was so long already. Continue reading
Firefighter suspended for telling Facebook fam that he’d rather save a dog than a million black people.
Proving once again that freedom of speech is a big, fat myth when it comes to keeping one’s job, an Ohio firefighter has been suspended after he posted on Facebook about how he would rather save a dog than a million n*****s.
According to the Ariel Zilber at The Daily Mail (here), the Franklin Township Fire Department informed Tyler Roysdon that was suspended indefinitely for his inflammatory Facebook post. Amy Feinstein at Inquisitr reports (here) that the FD cannot terminate Ms. Roysdon. That’s up to the Board of Trustees, which is scheduled to hold a disciplinary hearing later this month.
Ms. Zilbert’s report indicates that Mr. Roysdon’s chances at reinstatement are slim and none: