Warning: This post contains language that many working outside of the NLRB will find offensive.

The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer acted unlawfully when it fired an employee who said on Facebook that his boss was a “nasty motherfucker” and “Fuck his mother and his entire fucking family.” A majority of the 3-member panel concluded that the language was sufficiently tied to an upcoming union election to constitute protected activity. A […]

As shifting privacy lines allow employers to reach further and further into employee conduct, it’s increasingly important that you know the legal limits. Many employees will question the legality of increased employer monitoring of offsite conduct, especially when employees are off-duty.

Such monitoring may include the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and video surveillance. It could include reprimanding employees for things like speeding tickets. These practices are within an employer’s legal rights – […]