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Social Media Law: Can an Employee be Fired for a Facebook Like?


Time for another social media law update. Last year a federal appeals court ruled that Facebook “Likes” are speech protected by the First Amendment. Now the National Labor Relations Board has issued a ruling concerning an employee who was fired for liking another employee’s Facebook status update – which, as you might expect, was critical of the company.

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NLRB Addresses Employees’ Use of Company Logos and Trademarks


NLRB Addresses Employees’ Use of Company Logos and Trademarks For the last few years, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been issuing rulings that tend to broadly interpret employees’ rights when it comes to company social media policies. What about company logos and trademarks? Can a company’s intellectual property be used by an employee even when the use is arguably against the company’s interest?

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NLRB Ruling on Facebook Firing


NLRB Ruling on Facebook Firing When can an employee be terminated for inappropriate Facebook posts? A recent case involving a wrecked Land Rover and some cheap snacks at a neighboring BMW dealership sheds a bit of light on this issue.

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NLRB Invalidates Costco’s Social Media Policy


NLRB Invalidates Costco’s Social Media Policy A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board may pose significant challenges to Costco and other employers, large and small, who want to manage their employees’ social media communications.

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