By Travis Vance and Howard Mavity After yet another incident of workplace violence in the news, we have to consider that any employee served with a … Read more
Fired For Heckling — and, For Posting It on Twitter, Too
By Eric B. Meyer I was going to start the week with this story from TheLedger.com. But then, that whole HR getting sued for FMLA violations thing caught my … Read more
Can You Force an Employee to Delete Critical Tweets About the Company?
By Eric B. Meyer Folks, it’s been a crappy 2016 for Chipotle. Last year, Chipotle’s National Social Media strategist saw a series of tweets from a Chipotle … Read more
Giving Notice For FMLA Leave: What Does an Employee Need to Do?
By Eric B. Meyer Among other things, the Family and Medical Leave Act affords an eligible employee up to 12 weeks of leave from work in 12-month … Read more
Caught Fibbing About FMLA Leave? It Might Be the Vacation Photos That Did It
By Eric B. Meyer If you take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, go on vacation, and then post your pictures on Facebook, the odds are that your … Read more
A Yelp for Help on Social Media Costs Her a Job — at Yelp
By Eric B. Meyer On Sunday, my Google Alert for “Fired AND Facebook OR Twitter” yielded several related stories that scratched my itch: “I can’t afford to … Read more
Legal Implications of Social Media in the Workplace
By Sonya Rosenberg Employees’ use of social media at work and outside of it has become a real — and important — concern for many employers. While the law … Read more
When an Employee Leaves, Who Owns Their Social Media Accounts?
By Art Lambert It is becoming increasingly common for issues to arise relating to employer vs. employee ownership of a social media account and the names, … Read more
How Do You Handle Employees With a Super Bowl Hangover Today?
By Eric B. Meyer Carolina Panthers. Denver Broncos. Meh. Doritos won the Super Bowl, am I right? But, for the 10 percent of your workforce that may be … Read more
Warning: Social Media Can Bite Your Employees When They Least Expect It
By Eric B. Meyer The list of employees who have lost their jobs because of social media mistakes, well, it’s long. I’ll get you started with incidents here … Read more