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Worker Rights Extend To Facebook, Says NLRB

Posted by timothy on from the ends-at-my-nose dept.

wjousts writes "American Medical Response of Connecticut had a policy that barred employees from depicting the company 'in any way' on Facebook or other social media. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that this policy runs afoul of the National Labor Relations Act, which gives employees the right to form unions and prohibits employers from punishing workers for discussing working conditions."

2 of 340 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Freedom of speech by demonlapin · · Score: 0, Troll

    it's illegal to discriminate based upon political beliefs

    It's not. If Karl Rove applies for a job at the DNC, he can't sue for discrimination when they don't hire him.

  2. Not for long by turkeyfish · · Score: 0, Troll

    Republicans are working furiously to gut this law as we speak.

    It will die on a Friday night sometime just before Christmas.