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Suit against Philadelphia police highlights importance of paying attention to employee internet access
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- July 22 2009
CNN.com is reporting that a group of Philadelphia policemen and women have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against the Philiadelphia police department for race discrimination on the ground that the department allegedly permitted its white officers, including some of supervisory rank, to maintain a private website that allegedly was used as a forum for racially offensive comments
NLRB issues complaint in Facebook firing case
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- November 3 2010
On November 2, 2010, the NLRB issued a press release reporting that its Hartford, Connecticut, regional office had issued a Complaint alleging that American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. (“AMR”) had published an overly broad blogging and Internet posting policy that violated employee Section 7 rights, and then illegally fired an employee for negative posts about a supervisor
Maintaining perspective is important in evaluating employee social media posts
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- September 16 2010
Late last month, we reported on some employment terminations in the health care industry that were prompted by some ill-advised Facebook postings
First "Facebook firing" case decided by NLRB administrative law judge
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- September 14 2011
Earlier this year, speculation and educated guesses gave way to NLRB General Counsel Advice Memoranda on how the NLRB will address unfair labor practice charges challenging so-called Facebook firing cases
Ohio federal district court rejects public policy wrongful termination claim against private employer based on First Amendment
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- November 29 2012
The summary judgment decision issued on October 31st by Ohio federal district court judge David Dowd in Barnett v. Aultman Hospital contains important reminders for both private employers and their employees
In the social media battle over who owns a LinkedIn account, the greatest threat is state law claims - how employers can protect themselves in light of Eagle v. Morgan as 11 state law claims proceed to trial
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- October 24 2012
Who owns a social media account that an employee sets up for the purpose of promoting her employer's business?
Facebook posts not "solicitation" under former employee's restrictive covenant agreement
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- February 26 2013
Describing it as a "rather novel issue," a federal court recently held that a former employee's public posts on his personal Facebook page did not
NLRB General Counsel's advice memorandum in Schulte offers a new twist on the old Facebook firing theme
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2011
Just when I started to think that I might have the answers regarding the NLRB's obsession with social media, the NLRB starts changing the questions
Court upholds jury verdict in Pietrylo v. Hillstone Restaurant Group
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- October 19 2009
In a case that has been widely followed by employment lawyers in the hope of gaining some clarity as to employees' privacy rights on personal social media sites, the federal district court in New Jersey recently upheld the jury's verdict finding Hillstone Restaurant Group liable for violations of the Stored Communications Act and New Jersey's parallel electronic surveillance statute
Court rules employer cannot force a former employee to update LinkedIn profile
- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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- USA
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- May 17 2013
In today's world of social media, we know that employees live online. With LinkedIn, this includes having a living resume for anyone with a LinkedIn
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