Allyn & Fortuna LLPPaula Lopez, August 22, 2017 The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in its recent decision in Butler Medical Transport LLC, upheld an administrative law judge’s decision that Butler Medical unlawfully terminated an employee for a Facebook post responding to a co-worker’s announcement that she had been terminated. In the Facebook post, William Norvell advises his former colleague and work partner to “think about getting a lawyer and taking them to court” and to “contact the labor board too.” In a split decision, the NLRB ruled that Mr. Norvell’s…
Paula Lopez, April 2, 2014. Employers are not blind to employees’ use of social media in and out of the workplace and they have a business interest in protecting confidential information, brand/image, employee morale and productivity, and insulating themselves from legal liability. As a result, employers should establish a social media policy regarding their employees’ use of employer-issued devices and their social media activities. Creating a comprehensive social media policy is important. Such a policy should specifically identify permitted and prohibited conduct, without being overly restrictive, and should…