Many companies have disciplined their employees for perceived improper social media and instituted policies prohibiting certain social media activity. But are these practices and policies legal? • Most companies are unaware that certain employee speech is protected by a federal law known as the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). • Violating the NLRA by disciplining employees or enacting policies that interfere with protected employee speech can result in serious legal consequences. • Companies must be proactive by managing employee social media use through policies, procedures, and training that comply with the NLRA. Ethan will teach you how to: • Identify protected employee speech under the National Labor Relations Act. • Distinguish actual cases of lawful and unlawful employee discipline for social media activity. • Analyze lawful from unlawful social media policies and rules. • Effectively manage employee social media use through social media policies and procedures. • Employ specific techniques to maximize compliance with federal labor law.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:59:07 +0000
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