Week 2 Social Media Policies: Are They Legal?

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Case Study: Social Media Policies: Are They Legal?

Case Study: Social Media Policies: Are They Legal?

Here are several tips for successfully completing this case study.

You should incorporate information from the textbook, the
lectures, and maybe the discussions to support your position. In other
words, tell me more than just your opinion. Provide some relevant facts
from the course material to support your position.Utilize the LexisNexis database in the DeVry University Online
Library to help you research this project. Try the Advanced Search area
and look up laws, news, and law reviews using combinations of keywords
like social media, Facebook, NLRB,and concerted activity.

The Internet also has a wealth of information on this topic, and
you should use these sources to supplement your assignment if you
desire. In the Webliography section of the course (top, far-right tab)
is a number of websites that you can use to help you complete this
assignment. If you research your own Internet sources, be cautious
about your sources. Make sure that the site is from a reputable
organization. There is an expectation that at least some citations and
references are used for all assignments.

Week 2 Case Study: Social Media Policies, Concerted Activity, and HR Management

In the last few years, companies have begun initiating and implementing
social media policies for their employees to follow. These policies
range from encouraging employees to utilizing social media for
marketing purposes, to restricting the use of social media for employees
in order to ensure that they do not hurt the company image. As these
policies become more widespread, both the Society for Human Resource
Management and the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) have become
concerned about the limits on speech and activity that employers are
imposing on their workers. Further, in some states, laws are being
passed to protect employees and potential employees from being required
to disclose social media passwords during job interviews or after
hire. Finally, many ethical concerns are being raised about the use of
social media as a method of doing quick, informal background checks on
potential hires or current employees.

For your homework this week, research the following questions and
provide your findings in answers that are long enough to sufficiently
answer the questions (about 23 good paragraphs each). Provide
citations in APA style for each of your answers. Use APA formatting in
your Word document that you submit to the Dropbox. Save your file with
your last name in the filename, please. Let your professor know if you
have questions!

Questions to Research and Answer

The NLRB has made findings regarding the use of employee posts
on social media sites to discipline or terminate those employees.
Typically, these cases occur when an employee posts negative
information about his or her current employer or boss. Sometimes, these
are public, and other times, the employer uses spies or fake friending
to see the Facebook page of the employee.
Find at least one case or article online regarding this topic,
and briefly explain the facts of the case, and the determination of the
NLRB as to whether the employee was properly or improperly disciplined
or terminated as a result of his or her use of social media to
complain about, criticize, or publicly bash his or her company or
boss. Provide the citation to the article that you discover. (Use the
term concerted activity in your query or search to help you find one of these cases.) (25 points)Do you agree with the decision of the NLRB or court in the case
that you described in Question #1 above? Why or why not? (13
paragraphs). (10 points)Assume that this case happened at a place where you have worked
in the past, or where you work now (or want to work.) Give an example
of how the decision in the case above could lead to better or worse
employee relations in your company. (15 points)Explain how you would communicate this decision to your
employees or supervisors (depending on the decision you have selected)
to ensure that situations like this do not occur again. In your
answer, determine whether or not you feel a social media policy is a
good method. If so, list at least three things you would include in
your policy and why you would include them. If you do not feel a social
media policy is appropriate, explain why you would not implement one
(give at least two valid reasons). (34 paragraphs) (15 points)

Here are several tips for successfully completing this case study.

The Internet also has a wealth of information on this topic, and
you should use these sources to supplement your assignment if you
desire. In the Webliography section of the course (top, far-right tab)
is a number of websites that you can use to help you complete this
assignment. If you research your own Internet sources, be cautious
about your sources. Make sure that the site is from a reputable
organization. There is an expectation that at least some citations and
references are used for all assignments.

Week 2 Case Study: Social Media Policies, Concerted Activity, and HR Management

In the last few years, companies have begun initiating and implementing
social media policies for their employees to follow. These policies
range from encouraging employees to utilizing social media for
marketing purposes, to restricting the use of social media for employees
in order to ensure that they do not hurt the company image. As these
policies become more widespread, both the Society for Human Resource
Management and the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) have become
concerned about the limits on speech and activity that employers are
imposing on their workers. Further, in some states, laws are being
passed to protect employees and potential employees from being required
to disclose social media passwords during job interviews or after
hire. Finally, many ethical concerns are being raised about the use of
social media as a method of doing quick, informal background checks on
potential hires or current employees.

For your homework this week, research the following questions and
provide your findings in answers that are long enough to sufficiently
answer the questions (about 23 good paragraphs each). Provide
citations in APA style for each of your answers. Use APA formatting in
your Word document that you submit to the Dropbox. Save your file with
your last name in the filename, please. Let your professor know if you
have questions!

Questions to Research and Answer
The NLRB has made findings regarding the use of employee posts
on social media sites to discipline or terminate those employees.
Typically, these cases occur when an employee posts negative
information about his or her current employer or boss. Sometimes, these
are public, and other times, the employer uses spies or fake friending
to see the Facebook page of the employee.