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Thousands of companies have rules about how employees use Facebook that could get them in legal trouble. But do you put up with angry rants about supervisors or risks that company secrets could be unveiled? Choose your company rules about social networking wisely.
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A National Labor Relations Board judge says workers fired for off-duty griping about their jobs on Facebook should be re-hired. Read more
In what could be a precedent-setting case, a federal agency says employees' right to gripe online is protected. Read more
A lawyer briefly explains the National Labor Relations Board's ruling on what teams can and can't be. Read more
Discussion of the negative effect of the Wagner Act on nonadversarial labor-management relations. Read more
Even without a union, your employees have certain rights under federal law that you should know about. Read more
In the early stage of a union drive, the wrong move on the part of management can lead to inadvertent unionization of the company. Read more
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Judge rules that the amusing union tactic runs afoul of picketing law. Read more
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When Joanne and Les Frederick learned how to manage, employees decided they didn't need a union after all. Read more
The idea of unionization can be a scary one for small-business owners, but those fears may be misplaced. Here are things to keep in mind. Read more
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OBAMA'S VIEWS AT A GLANCE There are few surprises here. Barack Obama broadly supports expanding labor's right to organize, including the Employe... Read more
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Courts are lending a sympathetic ear to the increasing number of employees who are suing managers for everything from age discrimination to operating in bad ... Read more
These days, it doesn't take too much effort to find a business set to prosper in the stimulus economy -- just follow the contrails of Air Force One and Tw... Read more
Barack Obama campaigned on an agenda of change -- from increased financial oversight to health-care reform. But with an economic crisis that shows no signs o... Read more
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Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read more
Profile on the pitfalls of employee leasing: the myth of saving time, money, and hassles. Read more
Along with the crocuses and daffodils come tentative signs this spring of renewed labor union activity in the high-tech industry: * Led by organizer... Read more
Holiday bonuses can go a long way to making employees happy, but this year's cash or gift will set the stage for next year's. Here's what to consider when ch... Read more
April 2004 In April 2004, we lauded Judy Wicks , founder of Philade... Read more
When the president of Bildisco filed for Chapter 11, he didn't know he would be rewriting the bankruptcy laws. Read more
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How Don Zacharia turned a mom-and-pop liquor store into a wine-retailing juggernaut -- and a family business that works. Read more
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