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The Employer Handbook BlogWell, I sorta botched yesterday’s post about Facebook and that employee’s $1.5M jury verdict
And, by sorta, I mean definitely.
Oof! Continue reading
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How a fired employee’s Facebook posts about Obama and “a thug” led to a $1.5M jury award — UPDATED
[After publishing this post, I was contacted by counsel for the City of Charlotte. It seems that some of the facts in both this post and the underlying reports upon which I based this post don’t tell the full story. So is this … (pause) … “Fake News”?!? Here is a follow-up post I ran based on the information the City attorney provided me.] Continue reading
Fired for accidentally live-streaming nude on the company’s Instagram page (oops!), now she’s suing for her job back
Yep.
That’s me after reading yesterday’s Google Alerts; the ones I set up to capture employees doing dumb stuff on social media. Continue reading
Another employee emerges victorious in a social media legal skirmish. And, this one’s got an FMLA twist.
I was wondering how I’d top yesterday’s lesson on how to curse out your boss, his mom, and his entire family on Facebook…and keep your job.
So, how about we do Family and Medical Leave Act and social media in one post! Yasssssssssssss! At this blog, that’s like the HR-compliance version of a dozen chilled oysters topped with a Viagra crumble.
I’ll light your cigarette after the jump. Continue reading
Ok, I’ll bite. Why did Cracker Barrel fire Brad’s wife?
In case you haven’t heard, Cracker Barrel fired Brad’s wife — or so we’re told. And, the internet is losing it’s you-know-what.
If you’re late to the party, and don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, read these posts:
- Why did Cracker Barrel fire Brad’s wife? The Internet demands answers. (WaPo)
Social media adds to January 2017’s unemployment numbers
I feel like, last week, I was a little harsh on ADA plaintiffs. So, today, to show mercy that I’m an equal-opportunity jerk, I’ll focus on people who either lost their jobs or stand on pretty precarious footing because of social media.
School employee fired after correcting student’s spelling on Twitter.
There’s gotta be an HR lesson here somewhere. Oh, I think I can come up with something.
So, your employee just tweeted that she moonlights as a porn star…
Seems appropriate to broach this trench-HR conundrum on a hump day, amirite?
(Don’t worry. I’ll be here all week).
‘I have no social skills. I have no filter between my mouth and my brain’
The lede could’ve described me in my youngers days
Many years ago
A few years ago
Several months ago
Two weeks ago
YesterdayWell, maybe it continues to describe me. At least, that’s what the note in my personnel file says.
However, we’re not here today to talk about me…