Social Media Guideposts Develop for Navigating Labor Law

The NLRB general counsel’s office added to the growing body of guidance employers can use to craft legally sound social media policies with a recent advice memo on a national pharmacy chain’s policy.

The general counsel’s office and administrative law judges have weighed in on individual companies’ rules for workers’ social media use, providing direction before the National Labor Relations Board hands down a decision creating a precedential road map.

CVS Health’s rule restricting workers from disclosing “employee information” on their social media accounts violates federal labor law, the GC’s office said in an advice memo made public this month. ...