Employees, you may now speak (more) freely on social media
The National Labor Relations Board has bad news for employers that want to heavily restrict their employees’ speech on social media. Employers can either update their policies to allow for the same types of speech that the National Labor Relations Act allows elsewhere, or they can find themselves facing lawsuits under the act. It’s about time, but the delay in applying the NLRA to social media isn’t surprising given the heavy hand with which many institutions try to control social media use.
