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Employee Electronic Communications In A Boundaryless World, Robert Sprague
Employee Electronic Communications In A Boundaryless World, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
In 2007, the National Labor Relations Board decided that an employer could maintain an email communications policy that prohibits nonwork-related messages, even if those messages involved communications otherwise protected under the National Labor Relations Act. In December 2014, the National Labor Relations Board reversed this holding, but in doing so, limited its decision to just workplace email. This article argues that such a prescription is outdated and archaic in light of today’s modern workplace filled with communications devices and systems that blur the distinction between work and personal life. This article explains that such a prescription can cause employees to …
Nlrb And Social Media, Robert Sprague
Nlrb And Social Media, Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague
Focus: (1) when do employee social media posts constitute concerted activities protected under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act?; and (2) when do employers' social media policies restrict protected concerted activities?