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…
Blog Archives
Like It Or Not, Your Employees Can Like It
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
Posted in Opinions
Posted in Opinions
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
Posted in General Social Media/Employment Law Discussion
Posted in General Social Media/Employment Law Discussion
Trolling Social Media To Find Your Disgruntled Employees
I’ve often said that the definition of “plaintiff” in a lawsuit can be simply stated as a “pissed off employee.” The old cliché that “a happy employee equals a productive employee” still rings true, but that is only part of…
Too Many People Using Social Media?
Well, maybe there aren’t too many people using social media in general. But, perhaps, that is the lesson to be taken from a recent federal court decision that addressed the intersection of one statute’s purpose and the reality of social…
Tagged with: Facebook, FLSA notice, New York Employment Law, notice on social media, service by social media, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog
Posted in Opinions
Posted in Opinions
“You’ve Got Served!”
Pardon my witty little play on “you’ve got mail!” from 1998. Remember when that booming AOL voice – and what was the 50th movie teaming Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – seemingly reflected the start of the Internet communication age? …
Tagged with: Facebook, New York Employment Law, service of process, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog
Posted in Opinions
Posted in Opinions
NLRB Still “Likes” Expansive Employee Speech
Unlike many issues, it seems that at least one issue (so far) has the NLRB on the same page as a recent court decision: whether clicking “like” on Facebook amounts to substantive, protectable speech. In my earlier blog posts on…
Tagged with: employment law, Facebook, like, New York Employment Law, social media, Social Media Blog, speech, Triple Play Sports Bar
Posted in Opinions
Posted in Opinions
Announcing a Job Move on LinkedIn or Facebook – Breach of Contract or Fair Game?
It is always worthwhile to talk about current developments in the area of social media and employment law, and to look back at their contextual import. Much of the fun, however, lies in playing the forecasting game, and identifying potential trends in…
Tagged with: Competition, Facebook, LinkedIn, Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media And Restrictive Covenants, Social Media Blog, Solicitation
Posted in Opinions
Posted in Opinions
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.
Follow @MschmidtEmpLaw
