Social media policies are essential to every workplace manual. But what to include in your policy (which we bet you haven’t written yet)? Five recommendations from lawyers who know what they’re talking about: 1. Establish “ownership” of work-related social media accounts: “…these cases illustrate the importance of creating clear policies regarding the treatment of business-related… Read more »
Employee social media use, overtime laws, worker classification rules, workplace discrimination, union bargaining, confidentiality, H1-B visas, noncompetes, and employee handbooks … but a few of the issues in this latest roundup of commentary and analysis from labor and employment attorneys on JD Supra. For your reference: The NLRB’s Year In Numbers: FY 2012 (Franczek Radelet… Read more »
“In yet another reversal of longstanding, bright-line precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has changed dramatically the rule applicable to employers in responding to union information requests seeking employee witness statements collected during a workplace investigation.” (Ogletree Deakins) Since 1978, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) allowed employers to maintain the confidentiality… Read more »
Earlier this month, game developer Zynga took the offensive in a dispute over the theft of trade secrets when it sued a former employee for walking out the door with proprietary information: “… Zynga alleges [Alan] Patmore copied over 760 corporate files into his DropBox account (in a folder which he allegedly named ‘Zynga’). The… Read more »
The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that healthcare provider Banner Health was not justified in enforcing a rule that prevented workers from discussing an internal investigation with colleagues. (The board said that such a rule violated employee rights to engage in protected concerted activity.) It’s an important decision affecting all businesses, because asking employees to… Read more »
