Facebook and Facebook and StatusesStatuses

By: Ryan AmmermanBy: Ryan Ammerman

Fired or NotFired or Not

The problem is that many people The problem is that many people have facebooks and set their have facebooks and set their statuses about how they feel. The statuses about how they feel. The problem with that is if you work for problem with that is if you work for a company and happen to slander a company and happen to slander your boss should you or should you your boss should you or should you not be punished or fired. not be punished or fired.

Jonathan KreisbergJonathan Kreisberg

Jonathan Kreisberg regional director Jonathan Kreisberg regional director of the National Labor Act in of the National Labor Act in Hartford Connecticut. Says that you Hartford Connecticut. Says that you are allowed to talk about terms and are allowed to talk about terms and conditions with employees or anyone conditions with employees or anyone else on facebook because your are else on facebook because your are protected under the National Labor protected under the National Labor Act. Act.

National Labor ActNational Labor Act

This Act gives workers the right to This Act gives workers the right to form unions and it prohibits form unions and it prohibits employers from taking action employers from taking action against employees -- union or non-against employees -- union or non-union -- for discussing working union -- for discussing working conditions.conditions.

Court CaseCourt Case

National labor Relations board issued a National labor Relations board issued a complaint against a Conneticuit complaint against a Conneticuit company for firing an employee after company for firing an employee after she posted critical comments about her she posted critical comments about her supervisor on Facebook. National labor supervisor on Facebook. National labor relations board is accusing the relations board is accusing the company of illegally firing the person company of illegally firing the person and denying her access to union and denying her access to union representation during an investigatory representation during an investigatory review.review.

Labor BoardLabor Board

The labor board is a federal agency The labor board is a federal agency that oversees union elections and that oversees union elections and investigates claims of unfair labor investigates claims of unfair labor practices.practices.

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