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…
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Are You A Nasty Mother Fu*ker?
I don’t know if you are or aren’t. That’s probably for a different timeforhardselfassessmentlawblog.com (wish I had purchased that domain). However, I do know that your employees apparently can call their manager a nasty mother fu*ker (is the asterisk still…
Tagged with: Facebook Firing, New York Employment Law, NLRB, Pier Sixty, Protected Concerted Activity, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog
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Don’t Just Read Me, Hear Me
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the Above The Law converge in New York City on emerging technology trends for lawyers and the workplace. After the conference, Bob Ambrogi and the great folks at…
Latest NLRB Social Media Guidance – Helpful or More Confusing?
It’s been a little while since we talked about the NLRB and its feelings on “protected concerted activities” and social media policies. After all, there are other social media and employment law issues worth considering from your company’s standpoint. But…
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
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50 Shades of Great
Do you have an Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey working in the same department, late? Do you have Anastasia constantly trying to bond with an unwilling Grey? Or an aggressive Grey with suggestive Facebook messages to Steele? Interesting office. Employment…
Seahawks or Patriots – Do Employers Care?
I certainly don’t really care. My Cowboys ended their year a couple of weeks too early (yes, that was a catch). However, many people do care, for various reasons. There is, of course, the football game itself and the rooting…
It’s Still The Relationships, Stupid – 2014 Wrap Up (Part 2 of 2)
It is this same time every year, as I am wrapping things up over at “social media and employment law blog” central, that I am reminded of that election campaign more than twenty years ago when Bill Clinton coined the…
Poetic Justice – 2014 Wrap Up (Part 1 of 2)
This is the time of year to anxiously look forward to all that is anticipated to come in 2015. But it is also the time to look back at all that has happened in 2014. Rather than simply give you…
Planning An Office Halloween Party?
Like holiday parties, summer outings, and other company-sponsored events, an office Halloween party may be good for morale and camaraderie among co-workers. But there are some issues to consider when your company decides whether (and to what extent) to have…
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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