Facebook as protected concerted activity

You see occasional news references for applicants and employees getting in trouble with employers for things posted on social media. The NLRB recently issued a complaint against an employer who disciplined an employee for for posting negative comments about a supervisor on her Facebook page. The NLRA protects employees who discuss the terms and conditions of their employment with co-workers and others. The NLRB just announced the case has settled and the employer has agreed to revise their social media and internet policies revise its overly-broad rules to ensure that they do not improperly restrict employees from discussing their wages, hours and working conditions with co-workers. Employers should review these policies to ensure there is not a problem like this which could result in a legal challenge.