Tag Archives: Social Media

Weigand v. N.L.R.B: A Double Standard for Social Media?

Photo of Meagan MartinPhoto of Pat MuldowneyBy Meagan Martin and Pat Muldowney on Posted in NLRB, Social Media
On April 17, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) decision finding a local branch of the Amalgamated Transit Union (“Union”) could not be held responsible for allegedly threatening entries posted on its private Facebook page by its members during a … Continue Reading

#Insubordination: NLRB Affirms Refusal To Re-Hire Employees Based Upon Facebook Exchange

Photo of Pat MuldowneyBy Pat Muldowney on Posted in NLRB, Social Media
In prior articles, we have discussed various decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) protecting employee social media activity as concerted activity under Section 7 the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”).  Although those decisions appear to suggest that employees generally have no limits as to what they can say on … Continue Reading

Update: NLRB’s Facebook “Like” Case Headed to Court

Photo of Pat MuldowneyBy Pat Muldowney on Posted in NLRB, Social Media
As we recently reported, the National Labor Relations Board found that Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille (“Triple Play”) had unlawfully discharged an employee because he had “liked” a former co-worker’s negative comment about the employer posted on Facebook.  In response to the Board’s decision, Triple Play has filed a petition for review of the … Continue Reading
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