Social media is playing an ever-increasing role in our personal and professional lives. Today, it’s common for employees to air their employment gripes through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. And one bad post by a disgruntled employee can easily go viral, threatening a company’s reputation, brand and relationship with its customers and employees.
Employers often attempt to control these posts by creating social media policies that cover what their employees can publish about their employment for all the world to see. This article summarizes recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board that attempt to clarify situations where an employees’ right to post is at odds with employers’ social media policies.
