It is this time every year, as I am wrapping things up over at “social media and employment law blog” central, – and particularly in this latest political election year – that I am reminded of that election campaign more…
Yearly Archives: 2015
Poetic Justice – 2015 Wrap Up (Part 1 of 2)
This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2016. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2015. Rather than simply give you…
Like It Or Not, Your Employees Can Like It
It gets boring to blog just about the NLRB. We need some judicial action to get the juices flowing a little more. We got a little something last week. Question: Is merely clicking the “like” button on Facebook tantamount to…
Tagged with: Facebook, like, New York Employment Law, NLRB, Protected Concerted Activity, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, speech, Triple Play Sports Bar
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Tricks and Treats – Licorice, Lollipops, and Lawsuits
Have you started to stock up on the candy and other treats you plan on giving out to your dressed-up visitors? Or are you one of those who turns off all the lights and hopes that they think no one…
Tagged with: Halloween, office party, selfies, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, WCBS 880 radio
Posted in General Social Media/Employment Law Discussion
Posted in General Social Media/Employment Law Discussion
Peeple Are Peeple
People are people so why should it be You and I should get along so awfully The English electronic band Depeche Mode sang that more than 32 years ago. Still applies, for some. Social media has made it easier and…
This Is No Laughing Matter
I heard a new statistic yesterday and was all excited. LOL! Thought it would be some big news event that I could blog about this morning, maybe even debate with my labor and employment colleagues. ROTFL! Like, how the number…
Tagged with: emoji, Facebook, HaHa, HeeHee, HeHe, LOL, New York Employment Law, Pew Research Center, Social Media And Employment Law, Wage And Hour
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Posted in General Social Media/Employment Law Discussion
An Apple A Day Keeps Employers Awake
Bloomberg just reported last week that the Apple Watch “is eroding demand for traditional timepieces.” That’s not just a bad sign for watch retailers, but for employers who continue to have to keep up with the ever-shrinking fine line between…
When Political Discourse “Trumps” Workplace Rules
You thought Donald Trump was all over the place before. The golf courses, beauty pageants and reality shows paled in comparison to what we have seen and heard in 2015. Jumping into the ring of this election cycle’s Presidential heavyweight…
WTF Day 2
As in, “Way Too Frequently” we are hearing and reading about cyber and data breaches. The ironic hack du jour: LastPass. Wait for it: A company that lets a customer store all of his or her passwords online in a…
WTF?!
WTF already?! As in, “where’s the fairness?” Time for an acronym update from our favorite government acronym, the NLRB. You will certainly remember that we have recommended asking yourself three questions before determining whether the NLRB would have a problem…
Tagged with: New York Employment Law, NLRA, NLRB, Pac Bell, Protected Concerted Activity, Social Media And Employment Law, social media blow
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Social Media Employment Law Blog is devoted to the interplay between social media and employment law, an extremely topical and significant area of law for employers in this new technology era. Published and edited by Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment Department, Mike concentrates in representing management in all facets of employment law and has been frequently quoted on employment law topics, and is regularly interviewed by trade publications and national journals for his opinions on legal trends.
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