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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

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

NLRB continues to tackle social media issues

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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USA
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January 16 2012

The last six weeks or so have brought us a flood of NLRB General Counsel Advice Memoranda addressing whether an employee's social media activity is protected concerted activity for which he or she may not be disciplined

NLRB General Counsel recommends dismissal of three charges contesting discipline for Facebook comments, finding no concerted activity

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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USA
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July 29 2011

On July 7 and 19, 2011, the NLRB's Office of the General Counsel issued a series of three advice memoranda recommending the dismissal of unfair labor practice charges filed by employees who were disciplined for comments made on Facebook

Social media firing of the week. (final score: God 10 - waitress 0)

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

The Internet is burning up this morning with the story of an Applebee's waitress who was fired for posting on Reddit, a social news and entertainment

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

NLRB general counsel issues another social media memo

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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USA
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June 20 2012

On May 30, 2012, the NLRB's General Counsel's Office issued its third Memo addressing social media issues

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