It doesn’t end well for the PR Exec. Just so we’re clear. Click through to read the full story… “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” A PR Executive from IAC, which owns such online publications as The Daily Beast, Match.com, About.com, and several others,…
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HR’s 2013 Performance Review (via SHRM’s #nextchat)
Yesterday, We Know Next, the muscle-bound social media arm of the Society for Human Resource Management, hosted a NextChat session on Twitter. Oh, you don’t know NextChat? NextChat is a one-hour session on Twitter, which runs every Wednesday from 3-4 PM EST on a topic du jour — that’s the…
NLRB ok’s firing of two employees who trashed their company on Facebook
It’s been a while since we’ve discussed discipline for employee Facebook behavior. So, let’s go over some basics. Generally speaking: one employee, griping alone on Facebook about his employer, can be fired; but two employees, complaining together on Facebook about their employer, cannot be fired. The distinction is…
Facebook photo gets female employee fired; male employee merely reprimanded
Over the weekend, I read this article about Laraine Cook, a girls basketball coach at a high school in Idaho, who lost her job, apparently after her school learned about a photo on her Facebook page that showed her boyfriend touching her chest. What struck me as interesting is that…
Nearly half of employers investigate job applicants online
This according to a CareerBuilder.com survey (here) released last week. Of the 2,775 hiring managers polled, almost half (48%) responded that employers will use Google or other search engines to research candidates. Nearly the same number (44%) will research the candidate on Facebook. Just over one quarter (27%) will…
That’s what they said: Social media and the workplace and the lawsuits
One social media-related post in October. One may be good enough for the Red Sox — eat it, Detroit — not here. So, with a little help from my friends, I’ve got three stories on the the impact that the technology in the workplace has on litigation proceedings. Over at…
Woman’s Kanye-inspired “take this job and shove it” video goes viral. Would YOU hire her?
Here’s the video: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew_tdY0V4Zo Here’s the question: <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/7438559/”>Would you hire this employee?</a> Would you hire this woman? Tell me why or why not in the comments below. UPDATE: What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander. (h/t Mashable.com)
That’s what they said: Facebook “Like” under the First Amendment, same-sex marriage benefits, plus a carnival
Now, where did I put the mustard for my deep fried Red Bull battered Twinkie dog? (Like I would ever use ketchup for that?!?) While I search for the spicy brown, after the jump, I’ll get you caught up on the latest employment-law news… * * * Over at the…
Waitress suspended for posting racist customer receipt on Facebook
It’s a story that first made news over the weekend and is quickly picking up steam, ironically, because of social media. A customer at a Tennessee Red Lobster restaurant allegedly left a racist message on a receipt. An African American waitress subsequently posted the receipt to Facebook with the message: “This…
NJ passes a business-friendly workplace social media privacy law
It takes two to make a thing go right. It takes two to make it out of sight, palatable enough for bipartisan support. It took some doing, but the State of New Jersey finally has itself a workplace social media privacy law, becoming the 12th state to restrict company…