should you be fired for what you post on social media sites
Can you get fired for what you post online?
In October 2010, Mariana Cole-Rivera, a domestic violence advocate at the group Hispanics United of Buffalo, began the Facebook thread that would get her fired. Cole-Rivera and four of her co-workers who’d responded to her post had lost their jobs. Their boss said their Facebook thread violated HUB’s harassment policy by disparaging a co-worker. The Facebook post said that, “Lydia Cruz, who is one of their co-workers, felt that the group wasn’t helping their clients enough at the Hispanics United of Buffalo. Cole-Rivera responded to this by saying, “I’ve about had it!” and she also wrote, “My fellow coworkers how do you feel?” Within minutes, HUB colleagues began posting supportive comments. “What the Hell,” one wrote, “we don’t have a life as is, said one, and what else can we do, the others wrote.” After they were fired, the workers took their case to the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency charged with interpreting and enforcing U.S. labor law. A judge sided with them, but now the case is on appeal.
There have been more than a few stories in the news about employees being fired because of what they posted online. People need to realize that when you use your work computer for any personal business whether it is good or bad, can get you in trouble, or even cost you your job, especially, if the company has guidelines on computer use on the job. Dan Prywes, an expert in labor and employment law, in Washington, D.C., explains that "Employers are within their rights to limit social networking site access, “Dan also said that, “you need to be prepared for the consequences when you post online. When you are working for someone, they have the right to check what's on your computer, because it's the company’s property.
I have heard a lot of stories about people who have been fired for doing something stupid on Facebook. Tony Wagner, who is a National Labor Relations Board spokesperson, told
In October 2010, Mariana Cole-Rivera, a domestic violence advocate at the group Hispanics United of Buffalo, began the Facebook thread that would get her fired. Cole-Rivera and four of her co-workers who’d responded to her post had lost their jobs. Their boss said their Facebook thread violated HUB’s harassment policy by disparaging a co-worker. The Facebook post said that, “Lydia Cruz, who is one of their co-workers, felt that the group wasn’t helping their clients enough at the Hispanics United of Buffalo. Cole-Rivera responded to this by saying, “I’ve about had it!” and she also wrote, “My fellow coworkers how do you feel?” Within minutes, HUB colleagues began posting supportive comments. “What the Hell,” one wrote, “we don’t have a life as is, said one, and what else can we do, the others wrote.” After they were fired, the workers took their case to the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency charged with interpreting and enforcing U.S. labor law. A judge sided with them, but now the case is on appeal.
There have been more than a few stories in the news about employees being fired because of what they posted online. People need to realize that when you use your work computer for any personal business whether it is good or bad, can get you in trouble, or even cost you your job, especially, if the company has guidelines on computer use on the job. Dan Prywes, an expert in labor and employment law, in Washington, D.C., explains that "Employers are within their rights to limit social networking site access, “Dan also said that, “you need to be prepared for the consequences when you post online. When you are working for someone, they have the right to check what's on your computer, because it's the company’s property.
I have heard a lot of stories about people who have been fired for doing something stupid on Facebook. Tony Wagner, who is a National Labor Relations Board spokesperson, told