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An Employer Cannot Prohibit Its Employees From Discussing “Personnel Issues”
Posted on April 1, 2014 by Leiza Dolghih
In the last few years, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been declaring unenforceable one confidentiality policy after another, forcing employers to balance their need to protect their confidential information and trade secrets against the right of employees to freely discuss the terms of their…
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Category: Employment Agreements in Texas, Social Media, Texas Employment LawTags: Confidentiality Policy, Confidentiality Policy Violations, Dallas business lawyer, Dallas employment lawyer, Disclosure of Confidential Information, Disclosure of Proprietary Information, Discussing Salary at Work, Employee Handbook, National Labor Relations Act, national labor relations board, Russian lawyer in Texas, Section 7 Rights, Section 8(a)(1), Terms and Conditions of Employment, Unfair Labor and Practices
Can You Fire or Get Fired for Statements on Facebook, etc.? (Social Media – Part II)
Posted on April 3, 2013 by Leiza Dolghih
In the last couple of years, many employers have been adding Social Media policies to their Employee Manuals, often prohibiting employees from discussing all company matters publicly or from disparaging managers, co-workers, or the business itself online. A violation of these policies has often…
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Category: Social Media, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: Business law, courtesy clause in social media policy, Dallas business lawyer, Dallas business litigation attorney, Employment Law, Hispanics United of Buffalo and Carlos Ortiz, Knauz Auto Group, Litigation, national labor relations act section 7, national labor relations board, NLRB and Arizona Daily Star, NLRB report on employer social media policies, Russian lawyer in Texas, social media guidance from NLRB, social media policy
Facebook – It’s not Just for Fun Anymore (Social Media – Part I)
Posted on March 29, 2013 by Leiza Dolghih
During 2012, the country has been abuzz with dozens of statutes and cases dealing with social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In., etc.) A new body of law is emerging, and unless you’ve kept close tabs on it, it can be very confusing, especially, considering that different states…
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Category: Social Media, Texas Employment Law, Texas Legal NewsTags: Business law, Dallas business litigation attorney, Employers cannot ask for employees passwords, Federal Trade Commission v. PCCARE 247, Jeff Leach, Juan Hinojosa, Russian lawyer in Texas, SNOPA, Social Media, Social Media Law, Social Networking Online Protection Act, Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Texas HB 1989, Texas Labor Code, Texas law, Texas SB 118
Employer Can Access Employee’s Cell Phone under the Stored Communications Act
Posted on January 11, 2013 by Leiza Dolghih
In December, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Garcia v. City of Laredo, et al. found that an employer who accessed its employee’s cell phone without her permission did not violate the Stored Communications Act. The employer, a city police department, terminated the employee after…
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