Here’s something to remember about our always-connected Internet age: People are addicted to social media — and that addiction can have some … Read more
Dumb HR Policies That Simply Drive Employees Crazy
Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 4 of 2015. Our regular content will return next … Read more
How Employees Are Using Social Media to Fight Workplace Harassment
By Eric B. Meyer It’s almost 2016. By now, who among us: the lawyers, the HR professionals, the owners, has yet to deal with an allegation of workplace … Read more
How “Off-the-clock” Facebook Messages Created a Hostile Work Environment
By Eric B. Meyer I’ll share with you this case about a former employee of a Puerto Rican municipality. This plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a … Read more
How an Intern Got Fired For an Offensive Tweet – Then Made Things a Lot Worse
By Eric B. Meyer On Tuesday, a Fox affiliate in Arizona reported that an intern at a health and wellness company was fired for an offensive tweet. … Read more
Appeals Court Upholds Right of Employees to Curse Their Boss On Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer Last year at about this time, I blogged about a case involving some employees who thought that their employer had underpaid them. So, they … Read more
A Good Example of Why You Need to Enforce Social Media Policies Evenly
By Eric B. Meyer An employee who was allegedly fired for violating a company’s social media policy is going to have his day in court. And on this blog. … Read more
Firing an Employee For Complaining on Facebook is Retaliation – and Stupid
By Eric B. Meyer Firing an employee for complaining on Facebook about discrimination = retaliation. And when the employer practically admits as much at a … Read more
A Reminder That There Are Big Limits to Employee Free Speech on Social Media
By Eric B. Meyer One of the finest employment-law bloggers, Daniel Schwartz, recently marked the eight-year anniversary of his Connecticut Employment Law … Read more
The Ashley Madison Breach: Cybersecurity Nightmare, or Wake Up Call For Employers?
By John Lai When does an employee’s extramarital activity become his or her employer’s concern? Before the Ashley Madison breach, the answer might as well … Read more
Oregon Adds New Twist to Workplace Password Protection Laws
By Philip L. Gordon and Joon Hwang Since early 2012, 21 states have enacted some form of a “password protection” law. Although these laws vary … Read more
NLRB: Employee’s Vicious, Foul Facebook Post Not Grounds For Firing
By Eric B. Meyer By now, all of us have read the articles, which claim that the law permits your employees to complain about work on social media — … Read more
An Ex-Employee Takes the Password to the LinkedIn Page — Now What?
By Eric B. Meyer Your company has set up a private LinkedIn Group. Your company, which controls who may become a member of the Group, has seen the number … Read more
HR Basics: 5 Things Your Employees Can Safely Post on Social Media
Social media is everywhere. An employer would be hard pressed to find an employee without some form of social media presence. Because of this, you always … Read more
Don’t Make Snap Judgments When Monitoring Employee Social Media Use
Long gone are the days of trying to sneak social media breaks into your work day. As Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms become an … Read more
S. Carolina Banning State Employees From Using Social Media at Work
By Eric B. Meyer One state is banning personal use of social media at work.Wait, seriously? Yep. No employee of the State of South Carolina will be allowed … Read more
Study Should Make Us Reconsider Technology Implications on the Job
A recent Pew Research Center report examines the impact that technology has on workers and provides some counter-intuitive data. Digital Life in 2025: … Read more
More Employers Not Hiring Due to What They Find on Social Media
Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 6. Our regular content will return next Monday. … Read more
NLRB: Employees’ Profane Facebook Comments Aren’t Protected Activity
By Suellen Oswald After years of National Labor Relations Board decisions protecting employees’ profanity-laced tirades and outright threats against … Read more
Another Reminder Why You Need a Good Workplace BYOD Policy
By Eric B. Meyer Is it against the law to remotely wipe an employee’s Candy Crush high score? Replace Candy Crush high score with email contacts on a … Read more