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Appellate Division Upholds Termination of Employee Based on Her Facebook Posts

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​​​​​​​On March 21, 2024, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a decision in Zack v. Integra Lifesciences Corp. in which the court upheld the termination of a White woman based on public posts she made on Facebook during...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Public Employee’s Social Media Post Justifies Discharge

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Carr v. PennDOT, 2020 WL 2532232 (Pa. 2020) (Pennsylvania Supreme Court sustains the termination of employment of a public employee for a social media post). Background - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation...more

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Courts Uphold Law Enforcement Officer’s Discharge For Racially Insensitive Posts

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The freedom of speech afforded by the First Amendment is remarkably broad. Several categories of speech, including even “hate speech,” are afforded varying degrees of protection. However, the freedom of speech guaranteed...more

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New Jersey District Dismisses Teacher Who Called Students “Future Criminals” On Facebook

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Earlier this month, a New Jersey appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a tenured teacher for comments she made about her students on Facebook. Good summaries of the case, In re O’Brien, can be found through the National...more

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