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National Labor Relations Board issues first Facebook firing decision

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 2 2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is on a roll

National Labor Relations Board's first social media ruling strikes down employer's policy as overbroad

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 19 2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its first decision on social media policies

Governor Quinn considers signing bill preventing Illinois employers from requesting employees' and job seekers' social media passwords

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 8 2012

On May 22, 2012, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed HB3782 which would amend the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act

The third time is a charm: NLRB acting general counsel issues third memorandum on social media issues

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 4 2012

Social media communications continue to be a hot topic for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), employees and employers

EEOC and DOJ asked to weigh in on legality of employer access to job applicants' social media and personal email accounts

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2012

On Monday, March 26, Senators Richard Blumenthal (CT) and Chuck Schumer (NY) asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to weigh in on the increasingly widespread practice among employers to demand access to job applicants' social media and personal email accounts

Employers beware: the NLRB's Acting General Counsel offers additional guidance on social media issues

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 31 2012

As we have discussed in previous legal updatessee the list of related legal updates on the leftthe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the "Board") has been very active in prosecuting employers, union and non-union alike, who violate employees' Section 7 rights under the National Labor Relations Act ("Act") based upon those employees' postings on social media sites

NLRB issues guidance to human resources professionals and others on social media policies and activity

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 22 2011

In the past few months, we have alerted you to the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) increased focus on employees' right to use social media to comment on and discuss their working conditions

NLRB issues additional guidance on Facebook firings

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 29 2011

Recently, we have alerted you to the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) increased focus on employees' right to use social media to comment on and discuss their working conditions

NLRB issues complaint against non-union employer for firing employees over Facebook postings

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 19 2011

On May 9, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued yet another complaint against a non-union employer who terminated five employees because of Facebook postings about work conditions

NLRB division of advice: inappropriate and offensive Twitter postings not pertaining to employment conditions are not protected by NLRA

  • Faegre Baker Daniels
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2011

On May 10, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board's Division of Advice released an Advice Memorandum (Memo) instructing one of its regional offices to dismiss an unfair labor practice charge filed by an employee who was terminated for posting offensive statements on a work-related Twitter account