Nasir and Matt discuss the National Labor Review Board’s challenge of an employer’s social media policy andthe reason why the employer was able to prevail.
August 10, 2015
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Nasir and Matt discuss the allegations of American Apparel intimidating and silencing employees from complaining about the company and talk about guidelines for employers in making social media policies.
March 9, 2015
Nasir and Matt start the week by explaining how a business can protect its social media accounts and what to do when an employee leaves who has access to social media accounts.
February 23, 2015
Nasir and Matt talk about what to do when someone outside of your business takes control of your social media. They also answer the question, “Who can sign off on an agreement for a specific type of entity?”
September 3, 2014
Generally speaking, private businesses may refuse service if there is a legitimate business interest reason for such a refusal. One such example would be refusing service to an unruly customer who is threatening employees or acting violently towards other customers. A private business has a legitimate business interest in refusing service to violent customers who…
July 12, 2014
Nasir and Matt kick off social media week by discussingthe waitress who got fired for going on a Facebook rant after poor tipping. They also answer, “Our company has really taken off but we now need some tech work done. Should we just buy some software or bring in someone in-house?”
July 7, 2014
The guys welcome the CEO of Klean Kanteen, Jim Osgood, to discuss why his company decided to become B Corp certified and the positive effects the certification has had. Jim also provides his perspective on the question, “One of our employees does great work and isn’t breaking any office rules, but we have noticed he…
June 25, 2014
The answer to any question that begins, “Can I fire an employee when….” is going to be very fact specific. So before you meet with your attorney to talk about what you discovered while perusing social media sites (and in this situation you really should get some legal advice), collect some notes about four issues:…
June 24, 2014
It’s a truism that the law lurches awkwardly along behind technology. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the case of social media marketing strategies. Even if the financial benefits are hard to quantify, the advertising potential of the viral tweet/selfie/video featuring your product is just too good to pass up, especially given the relatively…
March 25, 2014
Give me your social media username and password! The use of social media in the workplace can present several problematic situations around issues of free speech, discrimination of current and potential employees, harassment, and even termination. The California legislature, in its attempt to curtail these problems have passed a bill effective January 1, 2013 that…
December 3, 2012
