Friday, November 19, 2010

Erin Negley: Legal issues show Facebook getting out of hand

Thanks to Facebook, I've seen pictures of a friend's newborn baby, learned that an old co-worker is on crutches and followed along with my cousin's experiments with a meat smoker.

Yes, there's much, much more to life than status updates, but Facebook does help you keep in touch.

But can Facebook get you fired?

The National Labor Relations Board recently said a company illegally fired an employee after she criticized her boss on the social media website.

The employee, an emergency medical technician, was angry at her boss and wrote about him on Facebook. Then some of her co-workers chimed in and complained about him.

The company, American Medical Response of Connecticut, said the employee was let go after multiple, serious complaints about her behavior - not because of online comments.

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Source: readingeagle.com
By: Erin Negley

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