Articles Posted in Social Media and the Workplace

What better way to celebrate the 100th blog post at https://www.theemployerhandbook.com than with booze, hookers, and penicillin shots an announcement that I will be contributing to HR and Social Media: Practical and Legal Guidance, a book available for sale this Summer from Thompson Publishing.

I will be writing about the role of social media as it relates to litigation and discovery.

You can view the full all-star lineup of contributors to this book here. These writers are not just lawyers who think they know social media. These are all social-networking employment-law attorneys who know wazzup, yo. So, clear a spot on your human resources or labor and employment law bookshelf for what promises to be a fantastic resource focusing on the intersection of social media and the workplace.

Earlier this year, I wrote an article, “Yes, you CAN discipline employees who abuse social media.”

I stick by my words.

After the jump, read about another teacher suspended for an inappropriate Facebook post, and why employers CAN and SHOULD discipline employees who abuse social media.

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An NBA referee, Bill Spooner, has filed a defamation lawsuit against a AP reporter, Jon Krawczynski, who made this tweet:

A look at this lawsuit and a lesson for companies that have employees who tweet (i.e., all of you), after the jump.

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It seems like every week day that we read stories about employees who get disciplined for posting stupid sh*t online. Although no business is immune to stupid employee behavior, employers that implement social media policies can reduce the risk of online idiocy.

Still, I am often asked if employers should require job applicants to divulge internet passwords to facilitate background checks and to reduce the risk of hiring employees who misbehave online.

Good question. A discussion follows…after the jump.

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Companies have begun implementing social media policies to both educate employees and promote responsible online behavior. But what happens when the company messes up online by, oh, I dunno…

Find out, after the jump…

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Natalie Munroe, a Philadelphia-area teacher, was suspended last week after her school learned that Munroe had blogged that she wished she could tell students, among other things, that they were “rude, beligerent, argumentative, and utterly loathsome in all imaginative ways.”

Ms. Munroe has since lawyered up, still blogs, and is now gaining national headlines. More on this developing story and the impact it could have on her employer, after the jump.

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