The National Labor Relations Board is being asked to rule on cases in which an employee’s use of social media has lead to an employer taking action, such as termination, of that employee. So far, the decisions seem to favor the employers.
Read more:
Sam Hananel, “Workers, Employers Clash on Social Media.” Chicago Sun-Times.
Ameet Sachdev, “Judge Backs Car Dealer.” Chicago Tribune.
Here’s a site that gives you a weekly run down on the top stories in Computer and Internet Law. It is international in scope as it originates in Canada, but is heavily weighted to American articles and news.
You can find the run down for 2011-09-18 here.
Here’s an interesting post by Eric Newton that lauds the benefits of Social Media for the First Amendment. In particular, Newton expresses a very positive view of young people’s (students for the most part) use of Social Media as both a way of gaining information and a forum for comment and criticism.
“National View: As Social Media Grow, so Does First Amendment Appreciation.”
The Dallas Police Department is hosting “the leading conference devoted to social media, Internet and law enforcement initiatives.” Dallas will play host to law enforcement professionals from all over the country in this fourth running of the three day event. Read the entire story here:
“Dallas PD to Host Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement (SMILE) Conference”
A recent article by Ameet Sachdev in the Chicago Tribune discusses a report issued by the National Labor Relations Board “detailing the outcome of investigations into 14 charges of unfair labor practices involving social media.” Once again the discussion centers around the issues of free speech and determining how previous guidelines (in this case workplace rules) can be applied to the new forms of communication provided by social media.
The entire article can be read here:
“Social Media Emerges as Battleground for Protected Speech at Work”
Teachers in Missouri are concerned over new state laws that will impact on how they interact with their students on the Internet.
Reuters carried the full story by Kevin Murphy:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/20/us-schools-missouri-suit-idUSTRE77J1QW20110820
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