Daily Archives: May 22, 2015

Is a Profanity-Filled Facebook Post Protected Speech?

Employment, RPNA BlogBy Drew Pomerance May 22, 2015

Think you can fire an employee for posting obscenities aimed at a supervisor? Think again. According to a recently published NLRB decision, an employer violated Section 8(a)(1) and (3) of the National Labor Relations Act by firing an employee for an obscenity-laced spiteful Facebook post directed towards a supervisor on the grounds that the employee’s…

A California Employer’s Perspective on Workers Comp

Business, RPNA BlogBy Drew Pomerance May 22, 2015

Your employee claims to be injured while on the job. Although you may have doubts, as an employer in a state where workers’ rights and workers’ compensation are strictly regulated and enforced, what can you do? To deny the employee’s claim or challenge the validity of their injury could place you and your company at…