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Labor/Employment

Jan. 1, 2013

NLRB does not 'like' Facebook firings

On Dec. 14, the National Labor Relations Board issued its second decision to examine firings involving Facebook postings. By Eli Kantor


By Eli Kantor


The NLRB does not "like" Facebook firings. On Dec. 14, the National Labor Relations Board issued its second decision to examine firings involving Facebook postings. In Hispanics United of Buffalo, Inc., 359 NLRB No. 37 (2012), the NLRB held 3 to 1 that the employer committed an unfair labor practice, violating Section 8 (a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act by discharging five employees for responding to another employee's ...

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