Business Law- Blog Wars- Employers’ Rights To Control Employees Social Media Activity Without Infringing Upon Employees’ Right To Freedom of Speech
The Law Firm of Pozzuolo Rodden, P.C., Philadelphia Business Lawyers, announces the release of the article “Blog Wars- Employers’ Rights To Control Employees Social Media Activity Without Infringing Upon Employees’ Right To Freedom of Speech”.
Image and privacy on social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and other blogs, should be priority concerns to businesses. Companies have a right to protect their public image and their confidential information. But problems abound for employers when they must deal with employees who discuss work on social media. An employee may publicly cast his employer in a negative light, or maybe just in a way the employer would prefer not to be cast. An employer must take care to be appropriately reactive in this situation. At this point, disciplining the employee may, or may not, undo any damage done. The appropriate reaction may set an example to others and prevent future breakdowns in protection. An inappropriate reaction may create legal problems for the employer who oversteps its bounds in disciplining the employee and subject the employer to legal action for violating the employee’s right to freedom of speech.
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