Recent guidance issued by the NLRB signals that the agency will continue to scrutinize employers’ social media policies. Employers are encouraged to review their social media, blogging, and other communications policies with counsel to ensure they are compliant with the NLRB’s Operations Management Memo.
Tag Archives: NLRA
NLRB Judge Issues First Ever Ruling in Social Media Line of Cases
Posted in LaborOn September 6, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that the Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., a non-profit social services agency, violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it terminated five employees for griping after-hours on Facebook about their jobs, one of their managers, and some of their more challenging social service clients. Employers – including non-unionized employers – should be mindful of the NLRB’s push to extend NLRA protection to employees’ social media discussions.
Of Hot Dogs, Luxury Cars, and the National Labor Relations Act
Posted in LaborOn May 19 we predicted that we had not yet heard the last word from the National Labor Relations Board on the intersection of social media and employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act … and we were right.
NLRB A ‘Twitter Over Employers’ Social Media Policies
Posted in Labor, LegislationThe National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent scrutiny of social media policies for compliance with the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has alarmed many employers – including non-union employers. Two recent developments in this area add fuel to an already heated debate over employer actions based on employees’ use of social media.
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