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Twitter Stirring Up Trouble at Work

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR May 30, 2012 HR Strange But True

Updated: May 31, 2012

By: Kyle Emshwiller Facebook isn’t the only social media network that can stir up trouble at work. Here are a few cautionary Twitter tales. Social Media in the Big League—Major league baseball hit a home run earlier this spring by issuing new social media guidelines. According to reports, the policy was not intended to deter […]

Facebook ‘Liking’ Is Not Protected Activity, Says District Court

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR May 30, 2012 HR Strange But True

Updated: May 31, 2012

By: Kyle Emshwiller The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia has found that “liking” something on Facebook is insufficient to be protected under the First Amendment. The six plaintiffs in the case were former employees at a Virginia sheriff’s department. When election time rolled around, the plaintiffs favored their boss’s opponent and […]

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Fashion Exec’s Facebook Faux Pas Not Funny, Says Employer

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR May 30, 2012 HR Strange But True

Updated: May 31, 2012

By: Elaine Quayle What was he thinking?  When a fashion house CFO vented, blogged, and tweeted his workplace frustrations on his social media outlets, he forgot that more than his friends could read them! According to The Wall Street Journal and other media reports, Gene Morphis, chief financial officer of Francesca’s Holdings, used his blog, […]