National Labor Relations Board  Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon recently issued the third report on social media cases brought to the agency.

The report focuses on employer policies governing the use of social media by employees, detailing seven cases involving such policies. In six cases, the General Counsel found certain provisions of the employers’ social media policy to be lawful. In the seventh case, the entire policy was found to be lawful.

Provisions are found to be unlawful when they interfere with the rights of employees under the National Labor Relations Act, such as the right to discuss wages and working conditions with co-workers.

“I hope that this report, with its specific examples of various employer (social media) policies and rules, will provide additional guidance in this area,” Mr. Solomon said.

Download Complete NLRB Report on Employer Social Media Policies (PDF)

By: Charlie Hoey, Marketing Manager, A-Check America, Inc.choey@acheckamerica.com