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New California laws may require review of social media policies

Photo of Phil Di Tullio (US)By Phil Di Tullio (US) on Posted in Employment and labor, Social media policies
The use of social media by employees is as fraught as it is widespread, and creates tremendous legal risk for the employer. Indeed, employers are wise to require adherence to a thorough policy regarding employee use of social media both inside and outside of work. The best policies will aim to sidestep potential legal landmines … Continue reading

NLRB Reviews and Approves Northwestern University’s Revised Football Handbook Social Media Policy

Photo of Heather SherrodBy Heather Sherrod on Posted in Employment and labor, Social media policies
On January 1, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) released an advice memorandum (dated September 22, 2016) that reviewed and approved Northwestern University’s revised Football Handbook’s social media policy. The NLRB Office of the General Counsel, which prepared the advice memorandum, was asked to advise whether the university’s Football Handbook policies, including its social … Continue reading

Not all employee complaints on Twitter are concerted activity

Photo of Heather SherrodBy Heather Sherrod on Posted in Employment and labor
Earlier this year, we discussed that a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative law judge found that an employee’s tweets could be considered protected “concerted activity” in Chipotle Services LLC d/b/a Chipotle Mexican Grill.  As a reminder, the administrative law judge determined that portions of Chipotle’s outdated Social Media Code of Conduct policy violated the … Continue reading

NLRB seeks cases on internal co. messaging

Photo of Heather SherrodBy Heather Sherrod on Posted in Employment and labor
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) in March of 2016 issued memorandum 16-01 requiring the Board’s Regional Offices, which investigate and prosecute unfair labor practices, to submit all cases or complaints related to employee e-mail and other electronic systems to the NLRB Division of Advice.  The General Counsel explained in the … Continue reading

Asking employee to delete Twitter posts can be unlawful

Photo of Heather SherrodBy Heather Sherrod on Posted in Social media policies
On March 14, 2016, the popular chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill, was found to have violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it asked an employee to delete posts on his Twitter account about the company. Specifically, in Chipotle Services LLC d/b/a Chipotle Mexican Grill and Pennsylvania Workers Organizing Committee, a National Labor Relations Board … Continue reading
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