Labor/Employment
Aug. 30, 2018
A thin line: brand protection vs infringing on employee rights
Employers still must grapple with the tug-of-war between protecting the brand on infringing on employee rights.
Deborah Birndorf Zeiler
Founder
Birndorf Law Offices
Email: DBirndorf@BirndorfLaw.com
Birndorf Law Offices is a counseling and litigation boutique representing California employers and executives.
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Many companies have social media policies that prohibit employees from disclosing confidential information or criticizing the company online. Are such policies enforceable? According to the National Labor Relations Board, probably not. This creates a problem for employers who fire employees for violating the company's social media policy, only to learn that the policy was overly broad, rendering the termination unlawful.
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