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FireMe! App rescues tweeting employees from own indiscretions?

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

If you had a bad day at work would you go home and unleash a tirade of hate about your job and boss on Twitter? No? For most people common sense

Latest guidance for developing a social media policy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2012

Although there has not been much attention or guidance in State or Federal case law, the topic of social media has received almost unprecedented attention by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB

Much-watched “Facebook firing” upheld by NLRB, but “courteous” communications mandate found unlawful

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 5 2012

On September 28, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) ruling that a BMW dealership did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it terminated an employee who posted embarrassing pictures and comments about the dealership on his personal Facebook account

NLRB ruling signals employers may need to revisit their social media policy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 20 2012

On September 7, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its first opinion invalidating an employer’s electronic posting rules in Costco Wholesale Corp

Protect yourself against Twitter squatters

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 9 2012

An increasing number of companies are trying to establish a presence on the popular information network Twitter, only to find that “Twitter squatters” have beaten them to the punch

Florida’s journey into the age of electronic discovery providing uniformity with the federal approach ( for the most part)

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 12 2012

The Florida Supreme Court just approved new civil procedure rules addressing the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) in Florida state courts

Employee's social media passwords are private

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 4 2012

The U.S. Congress followed Maryland’s lead and introduced bills in both houses which would prohibit employers from requiring prospective or current employees to provide their employer with passwords to their social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter

Facebook concerned over user privacy--should employers be too?

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 30 2012

On March 23, Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan warned its users in a blog post “to keep their password to themselves, and Facebook will do its best to protect that right.”

Social media & the NLRB: guidance for employers

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 22 2011

As reported earlier this year, labor and employment lawyers and human resource personnel look to new decisions to help shed light on one of the fastest growing issues for employersmanaging employee use of social media

Employee termination for inappropriate tweets: a caution for employers

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 3 2011

The National Labor Relations Board Office recently rejected an unfair labor practice charge filed against Tuscon-based newspaper The Arizona Daily Star by a reporter fired for inappropriate Twitter postings