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Posted4/27/2021 1:00 AM
We live in a time when the power and influence of social media are at all-time highs.
Employees worldwide are using various social media platforms to voice their opinions; from the current TV series they re binging to the new restaurant they tried last night.
In addition, many employees are engaged in digital activism. Whether it s regarding high-profile cases of police brutality toward Black people, the rollout of COVID vaccines or working from home, there has been a rapid growth of online discussions linked to the employee-employer relationship.
In light of this, it is imperative that employers review their social media policies before enforcing or restricting employees use of social media or disciplining employees for their use of social media. It is essential to confirm that such employer policies are consistent with the National Labor Relations Act ( NLRA ). Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board ( Board ) certainly ad
Solano provides half-million to shelter transitioning foster youth
FAIRFIELD The Solano County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated $548,302 to the Vacaville Solano Services Corporation to provide a homeless shelter in Vacaville.
The two-year program supports foster youth and others, ages 18 to 24, as they transition out of foster care.
The funding is part of the Deep Programming category of the county Community Investment Fund.
The board also allocated $250,000 from the one-time investment category of the Investment Fund to six agencies. Those agencies are:
• La Clinica De La Raza: $50,000 to increase access to Solano County’s mental health system of care through the hiring of a case manager.
[co-author: Makenzie Way]
As we have discussed before, several years ago, the Board instituted a significant paradigm shift in analyzing the lawfulness of employers’ handbook policies in relation to employees’ Section 7 rights, when it issued its decision in
Boeing established a balancing test that takes into account the employer’s legitimate business interest for the policy at issue, and the nature and extent of the potential impact on NLRA rights. The new framework discarded the previous test of whether employees “would reasonably” construe the language to prohibit protected, concerted activity.
Since
Boeing, the NLRB General Counsel issued an Advice Memorandum providing extensive guidance regarding the three categories of employment rules, policies and handbook provisions the Board would consider as part of the balancing test, and the Board has issued a number of decisions analyzing employer handbook policies with this in mind (which we have discussed here, here a
Thursday, January 14, 2021
As we have discussed before, several years ago, the Board instituted a significant paradigm shift in analyzing the lawfulness of employers’ handbook policies in relation to employees’ Section 7 rights, when it issued its decision in
Boeing established a balancing test that takes into account the employer’s legitimate business interest for the policy at issue, and the nature and extent of the potential impact on NLRA rights. The new framework discarded the previous test of whether employees “would reasonably” construe the language to prohibit protected, concerted activity.
Since
Boeing, the NLRB General Counsel issued an Advice Memorandum providing extensive guidance regarding the three categories of employment rules, policies and handbook provisions the Board would consider as part of the balancing test, and the Board has issued a number of decisions analyzing employer handbook policies with this in mind (which we have disc