In case you haven’t noticed yet, the way you react to the small group of employees who are unsatisfactory influences the behavior of most of the rest of … Read more
How an Intern Got Fired For an Offensive Tweet – Then Made Things a Lot Worse
By Eric B. Meyer On Tuesday, a Fox affiliate in Arizona reported that an intern at a health and wellness company was fired for an offensive tweet. … Read more
Is Playing Hooky to Attend Kelly and Michael Live Worth Getting Fired Over?
By Eric B. Meyer When it comes to daytime television, personally, I’m more into The View. [Disclaimer: This post involves an employer client of mine. … Read more
Where Can You Draw the Line? 5 Things to Know When Handling Drinking on the Job
By Richard Meneghello Earlier this month, football powerhouse USC (the University of Southern California) fired head football coach Steve Sarkisian after … Read more
Appeals Court Upholds Right of Employees to Curse Their Boss On Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer Last year at about this time, I blogged about a case involving some employees who thought that their employer had underpaid them. So, they … Read more
Employee Handbooks Can Create Risk For the Company – Unless You Do Them Right
Many companies, especially smaller businesses, do not get the chance to update their employee handbook on a regular basis. That introduces risk to the … Read more
A Good Example of Why You Need to Enforce Social Media Policies Evenly
By Eric B. Meyer An employee who was allegedly fired for violating a company’s social media policy is going to have his day in court. And on this blog. … Read more
What Do You Do When a Former Employee Shares Company Secrets on Twitter?
By Eric B. Meyer What do you do when your company’s secrets are out in 140 characters? In Texas, there’s restaurant called Raising Cane’s Chicken … Read more
Firing an Employee For Complaining on Facebook is Retaliation – and Stupid
By Eric B. Meyer Firing an employee for complaining on Facebook about discrimination = retaliation. And when the employer practically admits as much at a … Read more
A Reminder That There Are Big Limits to Employee Free Speech on Social Media
By Eric B. Meyer One of the finest employment-law bloggers, Daniel Schwartz, recently marked the eight-year anniversary of his Connecticut Employment Law … Read more