The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) recently issued administrative rulings on seven cases pertaining to employer policies governing employee use of social media, whereby it held that six of the seven policies violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). On May 30, 2012, the Board’s Acting General Counsel, Lafe Salomon, issued his third … Continue reading
Where the law protects workers’ rights to organize, rules written in vague language create confusion and do not allow the law to carry out its purpose. This phenomenon can be observed in the introduction of social media to labor and employment contexts. A key element in worker organization is communication and social media provides yet … Continue reading
It should come as no surprise that many people in the United States still suffer from employment abuse. What is shocking, however, is that much of this abuse is concentrated within one class of people in the workforce. Latina working women are among the most vulnerable workers when it comes to abuse and harassment. Looking … Continue reading
The Hartford Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint on February 29, 2012 against a nursing home chain with homes in six Connecticut cities. This is the fourth complaint the NLRB has issued against the chain in the last two years. The most recent complaint alleges that the nursing home … Continue reading
