NLRB

State of WA Legislature Looks to Protect Employees from Disclosing Social Media Passwords to Employers

Posted on February 6, 2013March 23, 2016

A group of Washington State Senator’s are sponsoring a proposed state law that would prohibit businesses from requiring potential and current employees disclose the passwords of their social media sites. Under proposed Senate Bill 5211, businesses would be prohibited “as a condition of employment or continued employment, from requiring an employee or prospective employee to […]

Business Law

NLRB Rules Some Facebook and Twitter ‘Rants’ are Protected by Federal Law

Posted on September 1, 2011March 23, 2016

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently concluded that employers may not discipline or terminate an employee for engaging in some forms of communication on social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter. The reasoning behind this ruling is that if the employee is engaged in “protected concerted activity” whereby they are discussing terms and conditions […]