Monday, January 16, 2012

Firing Someone for Slamming Their Nonprofit Employer on Social Media: Legal Update

Firing Someone for Slamming Their Nonprofit Employer on Social Media: Legal Update


Dear Rita: I liked your article a couple of years ago about whether employees could be fired for what they posted on their Facebook page. Since then I keep reading about how a federal law, called the NLRA, is being used to regulate what action an employer can take when an employee posts negative comments about the employer on a private Facebook page. Can you explain what this is about? Signed, Wondering

Dear Wondering: You are truly keeping up-to-date on the most recent Facebook decisions and I will be happy to fill you in. And towards the end of this article we've included language for a personnel policy on social media. To read more: http://blueavocado.org/node/710

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