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Perspective

Apr. 2, 2011

Fired Over Facebook

Policy implications stemming from an employee's termination over comments posted on Facebook. By Elizabeth T. Arce of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.


By Elizabeth T. Arce


The popularity of social media Web sites has created new and unprecedented challenges for employers. Because the law has not caught up with the use of social media, navigating through issues raised by this technology can be a difficult, complicated, and frustrating process for employers and employment law practitioners. The National Labor Relations Board's recent announcement of a settlement in a closely watched case involving the firing ...

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