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Drafting Workplace Social Media Policies: Protecting Employer Interests, Avoiding NLRB Enforcement Action

Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Thursday, August 3, 2017

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This CLE course will guide employment counsel in drafting and implementing effective workplace social media policies that will withstand NLRB scrutiny and minimize liability risks. The panel will discuss the most recent NLRB decisions and litigation addressing social media use in the workplace and explain the components of a well drafted social media policy.

Description

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms offer employers and employees more opportunities than ever before to stay connected. Employers are accessing employee and applicant information on social media websites to make hiring decisions, monitor comments about the employer, and evaluate worker productivity.

The NLRB’s scrutiny of employer social media policies and practices continues, and the Board has initiated enforcement actions against companies for a wide variety of potentially overly restrictive policies. Litigation over online postings has increased, with rulings occasionally favoring employers and more frequently favoring employees.

Listen as our authoritative panel of employment law attorneys examines the potential legal pitfalls for employers that monitor or restrict employee social media use. The panel will suggest measures for employers to minimize liability exposure and NLRB enforcement actions, and outline tips for drafting and enforcing effective social media policies.

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Outline

  1. Review of latest NLRB enforcement actions on social media policies
  2. Review of latest court decisions
  3. Use of social media websites for applicant screening and employee monitoring
  4. Components of a well-drafted social media policy

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • What types of social media activities are protected by the NLRB?
  • Which social media policies have attracted the NLRB’s attention?
  • How can companies legally respond to employee social media posts that harass or defame others—or disparage the employer?
  • How can employers avoid liability for the content of employee posts, including those that aren’t company sponsored?

Faculty

Daniel P. Murphy
Daniel P. Murphy

Partner
Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete

Mr. Murphy is an experienced labor attorney who practices in the firm's e-Law and Labor Relations Practice Groups,...  |  Read More

Alexander Nestor
Alexander Nestor

Partner
Allen Matkins

Mr. Nestor represents employers in litigation proceedings in state and federal court, in arbitration, and before...  |  Read More

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