The NLRB settled its case against a Connecticut ambulance services company that discharged an employee after she posted negative comments about her supervisor on Facebook. The employer agreed that it had maintained an overly broad internet posting, blogging and communication policy. Under the terms of the settlement, the company must revise its policies to permit … Continue Reading
In Dana Corp, 356 NLRB No. 49 (December 6, 2010), the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) held that Dana Corporation and the UAW did not violate labor law when they entered into a Letter of Agreement (“LOA”) setting forth ground rules for additional union organizing, procedures for voluntary recognition upon proof of majority support … Continue Reading
Every employer needs to be aware of recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board that are sure to increase union activities. In two moves reported on December 21, 2010, the Board proposed a rule to require employers to post a notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act and the acting General … Continue Reading
Employers beware: firing an employee for bad-mouthing the boss on social media may violate the National Labor Relations Act, even for a non-unionized employer. The National Labor Relations Board just lodged a complaint against a Connecticut ambulance company alleging, among other things, that it unlawfully fired an Emergency Medical Technician for violating a policy that … Continue Reading
