As promised, on August 25, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued final regulations pursuant to which the NLRB now requires all National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) – covered employers to post a notice to employees informing them of their rights under the NLRA. NLRA-covered employers include private employers that have an impact on
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NLRB Settles In Re American Medical Response Facebook Termination Case
By Randi W. Kochman on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices
On December 7, 2010, we blogged about In re American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc., a case in which the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) filed a complaint against ambulance company American Medical Response (“AMR”) alleging that AMR’s termination of an employee who posted negative remarks about her boss on her Facebook page…
Think You Can Fire Employees Based Upon Their Facebook Comments? Think Again…
By Randi W. Kochman on
Posted in Employment Policies and Practices
In the most recent chapter on social media and the law, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently filed a complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc. (“AMR” or the “Company”), claiming that the Company violated federal labor law when it disciplined and then terminated an employee who posted disparaging remarks about her supervisor…