Eugene Volokh writes: Should be pretty obvious, I think, but it had to be litigated. From Chasnoff v. Mokwa (Mo. Cir. Ct. June 11, 2014)… Read more on WaPo The Volokh Conspiracy.
Category: Workplace
Alberta education minister rebuked over privacy in mass email to teachers
The Canadian Press reports: Alberta’s privacy commissioner has rebuked Education Minister Jeff Johnson for contacting thousands of teachers by collecting their personal emails. Privacy commissioner Jill Clayton’s office says that while Johnson was OK using the business emails of teachers, personal emails are out of bounds. Read more on Global Post.
Facebook Rant Cost Nurse His Job & Benefits
Jeff D. Gorman reports on another case involving use (or misuse) of social media in the workplace: An Idaho nurse who ranted on Facebook that he wanted to slap a patient is not entitled to unemployment benefits, the state’s highest court ruled. Joseph Talbot had been working as a nurse at Desert View Care Center…
Bad Idea: Shaming An Employee On Facebook For Health Issues–Shoun v. Best Formed Plastics
Eric Goldman writes: Jane Stewart, a company manager, posted the following on her Facebook page: Isn’t [it] amazing how Jimmy experienced a 5 way heart bypass just one month ago and is back to work, especially when you consider George Shoun’s shoulder injury kept him away from work for 11 months and now he is…