Well, it finally happened. Google workers have unionized. The move is especially noteworthy because the professional workforce of Silicon Valley isn’t … Read more
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide On Employer Class Action Waivers
Picture a nerdier version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where persuasive legal briefs and sharp oral advocacy are like rear naked chokes and … Read more
NLRB is Protecting More Employees Making Derogatory Statements
More and more employers, union and non-union alike, are getting ensnared in efforts by the National Labor Relations Board to aggressively expand employee … 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
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
NLRB Rules That Employees Can Legally Record Most Workplace Conversations
By Eric B. Meyer There was a time when a secret recording in the workplace implied an expectation of privacy in whatever conversation was recorded. But, … Read more