Permissible Limits On Employee Social Media

Writing in Today’s General Counsel, attorneys Lisa E. Aguiar and Julian Pardo de Zela from the law firm Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley look at an increasingly important question for employers: When can employee social media commentary about the workplace and the company be restricted, and when must it be allowed as protected activity? Some recent opinions from the National Labor Relations Board provide answers, and they apply to virtually all private sector employers, both union and non-union.