Comment by nathanaldensr
3 years ago
Right. Let's just be honest: they came up with a plausibly-deniable excuse to fire her for doing exactly what she did.
3 years ago
Right. Let's just be honest: they came up with a plausibly-deniable excuse to fire her for doing exactly what she did.
Sounds more like the company realized they messed up by not having an explicit social media policy for employees.
She would have been fired for this sort of thing at most large companies without getting approval first.
If they didn't have an explicit policy before hand though, then firing her over this was definitely a step too far.
Sharing your salary is protected by federal labor law, even if done over social media per the NLRB.
She should file a complaint with the NLRB, her state labor board, and hire an employment attorney to seek recourse. It’s the only way companies learn; you must apply economic pain and consequences.
https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-right...
https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-you-get-fir...
Sharing your salary is protected, but if you go to any media outlet as an employee of company X, you are acting as a representative of that company.
Typically the company will want to know and be involved if you are acting as their representative.
Two different things going on here.
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That seems obviously false given the laws of usa.
What is obviously false?
Every company I've ever worked for has had employee guidelines stating "don't comment to the press or mention the company on social media without approval"
Is this not a thing in the USA?
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