Sessions
Concurrent Session
Social Media and the NLRB: Why You Must Update Your Employee Handbook
E350
Tuesday 06/18/2013 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
1.25 HR Credit
| Competencies: Communication, Critical Evaluation
Workplace Application:
Learn how to revise your employee handbook to comply with the National Labor Relations Board's recent reports on social media.
The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent reports analyzing social media policies significantly restrict the provisions employers should include in employee handbooks. This session will include a detailed overview of the NLRB's reports and their effect on policies relating to confidentiality, appropriate workplace conduct, use of email/voicemail and social media, 'friending' co-workers and related topics. You will learn the common traps in this area and how to draft an employee handbook that complies with Section 7 and other applicable laws.