This article just highlights the increasing personal invasion employers are engaging in when taking into account social media and their employees.
Was Carney speaking as a representative of the police department?
Was she posting while on the clock?
Did she claim her posts were the position of her employer?
If “No” is the answer to those questions, there should be no professional repercussion.
And there should be legal liability on the employer for disciplining her.
As social media becomes more and more pervasive, we’re going to need to see a codified set of legal guidelines to protect and educate the private individual.
This article just highlights the increasing personal invasion employers are engaging in when taking into account social media and their employees.
Was Carney speaking as a representative of the police department?
Was she posting while on the clock?
Did she claim her posts were the position of her employer?
If “No” is the answer to those questions, there should be no professional repercussion.
And there should be legal liability on the employer for disciplining her.
As social media becomes more and more pervasive, we’re going to need to see a codified set of legal guidelines to protect and educate the private individual.