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Friday, March 18, 2016

"Should We Fire Him for That Post?"Commentary by Moritz in Harvard Business Review

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Reprinting BrownWinick 's recent announcement regarding my commentary in Harvard Business Review: The March edition of the Harvard Bu...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

DOL Issues Update on New Overtime Regulations

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More than a year ago, President Obama asked the Department of Labor to update its overtime regulations. Yesterday, the DOL finally announce...
Monday, August 4, 2014

LinkedIn Agrees to Pay Nearly $6 Million for Wage & Hour Violations Following DOL Investigation

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The US Department of Labor today announced that the popular online professional networking company, LinkedIn Corp., has agreed to pay near...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

US Supreme Court Rules Recess Appointments to NLRB Were Unconstitutional

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The US Supreme Court today   ruled   that President Obama lacked authority to appoint three National Labor Relations Board members in 2012 ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

With "Friends Like These . . .

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Thanks so much to my friend and colleague, Ann Holden Kendell , for contributing this blog post!   I asked Megan if I could write a g...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Court of Appeals Rules President's NLRB Appointments Unconstitutional

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The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit  today ruled that President Obama's recess apointments to the National Labor Relations Board...
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Employers, Social Media, & Law: Recent NLRB Activity

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We've seen a lot of recent NLRB action touching on social media issues.   But what’s an employer supposed to do with all of this inform...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Another NLRB Decision: Termination of Employees for Facebook Comments Violated NLRA

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The National Labor Relations Board issued another decision that impacts both union and non-union employers who fire an employee because of ...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

ACLU & Facebook Say Facebook "Like" Button = Free Speech

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The ACLU and Facebook "Like" free speech!  As do I!  I mean, the First Amendment protects the F-bomb on the back of a dude's j...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Social Media Evidence: If It's Relevant, It's Discoverable

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I've been looking at a 2011 case out of a Pennsylvania court, Zimmerman v. Weis Markets, Inc. , and think it raises a nice point about d...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Case Against NJ Woman Charged With Identity Theft Via Facebook Will Go Forward

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After setting up a fake Facebook profile for her ex, Dana Thornton finds herself fighting a fourth-degree identity theft charge in New Jerse...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

See All Friends & Pages In Your Facebook News Feed -- For Real This Time

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OK, so this post may not appear all that law-related . . . but I’ve received the same Facebook-related question from a couple different lawy...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Missouri Law Bans Certain Teacher/Student Online Communications

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Missouri has just passed a law prohibiting certain online communications between teachers and students.  The Amy Hestir Student Protection A...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

NLRB Continues Aggressive Response to Employers' Social Media Policies It Deems Overbroad

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The National Labor Relations Board recently issued two more complaints against employers that fired employees in response to the employees’ ...
Monday, June 13, 2011

Check Out A Few of Erickson's Posts for IowaBiz on Technology, Internet, & Law

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For those of you who may be interested, I thought I'd share a few posts I've written recently for IowaBiz , the official blog for th...
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Coming Up in NYC: ABA National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law

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Attention attorneys!  The ABA National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law will be held April 27-29 at the New York Universi...
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Update, Update, Update Your Document Retention Policies!

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With the increased online activity in business, companies should take time to review and update document retention policies sooner rather th...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Connecticut Employer Settles Facebook Firing Case With NLRB

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Yikes. My apologies for the massive delay since my last couple posts. Speaking of my last couple posts . . . remember that time American Me...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Social Media Policies for Employers: A Few Notes on the NLRA

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Yesterday’s post discussed recent action by the National Labor Relations Board, pointing out that your employee’s Facebook posts or other o...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

NLRA May Protect Your Employees' Facebook Rants (Regardless of Union Status!)

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The National Labor Relations Board's Hartford regional office recently accused an employer of engaging in unfair labor practices when th...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Final GINA Regulations (Finally!) Published: Social Media & Employer Acquisition of Genetic Info

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today (finally!) issued final regulations implementing Title II (the employment provisions) of t...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

FCC Proposes "Bill Shock" Rules to Help Wireless Users Avoid Unexpected Charges

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The Federal Communications Commission today proposed new rules that would require mobile service providers to give alerts to customers to ...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Article: Use of Social Media Evidence in Workers' Compensation Litigation

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Professor Gregory M. Duhl  and attorney Jaclyn Millner recently made available on SSRN  a draft of their article  that will be published in...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Business Bloggers & Fair Use Questions

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Check out my first IowaBiz blog post at the Business Record 's blog, where I'll be blogging on internet law issues.  My first post ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Hospital Workers Post Pics of Dying Man on Facebook: Highlights Need to Educate Employees on Proper Use of Social Media

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So. Not. Cool. Sixty-year-old William Wells arrived at St. Mary Medical Center's emergency room in Long Beach with more than a dozen st...
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