At-Will Employment, Off-Duty Employees

Will Construction Employees Enjoy the ‘Right to Disconnect’?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/30/2024

Cell phone communications, emails, and texts have been around for decades. According to JB Knowledge’s 2020 Construction Technology Report, 93 percent of construction industry workers use smartphones for work purposes....more

When Employees Speak Out: An Employer’s Playbook for Responding to Controversial Opinions

Fisher Phillips on 12/7/2023

Many people feel emboldened to publicly share their views on all sorts of controversial topics these days – politics, international relations, religion, culture, or any number of other incendiary areas where there are bound...more

Falling Off the Fence: Can You Fire Those with Different Viewpoints?

Gray Reed on 3/29/2021

Ernest “Big Daddy” Bux’s daughter Kathy “Kitten” was working for Approval Literary Agency in Blessing, Texas – that is until last month. Kitten, an associate literary agent with Approval Literary was sacked after her boss...more

Private Employers in California Have Broad Discretion to Terminate Employees for Participation in Capitol Insurrection

CDF Labor Law LLP on 1/12/2021

Businesses across the country are cutting ties with workers who took part in last week’s insurrection at the United States Capitol. Employees are being identified through news videos as well as photos and blogs that they...more

Employer “Dislike” Button—Disciplining Employees For Noxious Social Media Posts

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/28/2020

Seyfarth Synopsis: With the most contentious election of our lifetimes fast approaching, we might expect employees to engage in political conduct and share strong, controversial opinions while off duty, especially on social...more

Ah, Social Media: Blurring the Lines Between Work Life and Personal Life

Baker Donelson on 5/20/2015

Andy Warhol is quoted as saying, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." How prophetic you were Andy. These days a single post on social media can travel around the world faster than you can say Snap...more