The Legal Implications of Social Media in the Workplace

A number of various governmental agencies have promulgated regulations that have been applied to social media communications. This lecture will provide a high-level summary of many of the ways in which social media is being regulated and applicable considerations.

The EEOC is starting to review potential illegal online conduct and the impact of social media concerning discrimination and retaliation issues.

A review of important provisions within the National Labor Relations Act.

A review of the facts of the Triple Play case, where the NLRB decided issues relating to social media use and applicable workplace policy enforcement.

The NLRB's acting General Counsel released three memos in 2011 and 2012 detailing the results of investigations in dozens of social media cases. This lecture gives a general description of these memos and a link for each.

A discussion of important considerations when developing a social media policy.

Based on current cases, this lecture reviews mistakes and problems that can arise when developing a social media policy.

This lecture discusses the types of provisions that should be considered when crafting a social media policy.