Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a split decision 2-1, approved a California-based ambulance company’s implementation of a social media policy that prohibited employees from “inappropriate communications” related to the company. The NLRB’s ruling reversed a decision by an administrative law judge, back in October 2019, that concluded that the company’s social media
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Prohibiting Recording Devices – The Dreaded “Maybe”
Can we prohibit employees from making audio recordings at work? As advancements in technology continue to increase, and it becomes easier and easier for employees to surreptitiously record conversations, this inquiry is posed by many employers. In fact, we discussed this very question back in 2013. Unfortunately, the answer to this question is perhaps the…
Next Step in U.S. Postal Service Breach – NLRB Sues Postal Service
As discussed in an earlier post, shortly after the United States Postal Service reported a data breach potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of employees, the American Postal Workers Union filed an unfair labor practice with the National Labor Relations Board alleging the Postal Service should have bargained with the union over the impact and…
“Employees Must Be Permitted To Use Company Email for Statutorily Protected Communications” -NLRB
We reported earlier that the National Labor Relations Board had been considering changing its previous position that “employees have no statutory right to use the[ir] Employer’s e-mail system for Section 7 purposes.” The NLRB’s position in this regard was established in 2007, under the NLRB’s ruling in Register Guard. Today, in Purple Communications Inc.
Postal Workers Union Complains to NLRB About Post Office Data Breach
After being hit with a data breach, the last thing a company might want is the scrutiny of the union representing its employees affected by the incident. When the data breach potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of United States Postal Service employees was reported, it was not long after that the American Postal Workers…
Special Report – Social Media in the Workplace
Jackson Lewis Special Report on Social Media in the Workplace.
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Union Not Liable for “Threats” Against Employees Made on Facebook
Union threats made in social media not treated the same as if made in person on picket line.
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“Friending” Employees – The Risks of Employer Participation In Online Social Networking
More companies are becoming a part of the social networking community – setting up Facebook pages, “friending” their employees and customers, and so on. Businesses use these sites for a variety of purposes including marketing; client, employee and government relations; and community involvement. With lawmaking bodies and courts just beginning to struggle with…