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Trials by Social Media and How Employers Can Respond

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Social media has been extensively used, and abused, since its inception. For all the beneficial and valid uses of social media, there is a seemingly equal number of improper, illegal, and even criminal uses. Employers have...more

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EntertainHR: BTS of “It Ends With Us”: Speaking out on Social Media

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, you spent your holidays watching “It Ends With Us,” a romantic drama film based on Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, and catching up on the Blake Lively v....more

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Can you be fired for sending private messages about colleagues?

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The German Federal Labour Court has clarified the rules on when an employee who makes offensive comments about colleagues in a private chat can be dismissed. According to a recent decision of the German Federal Labour...more

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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Decides Findings of Workplace Investigation Were Not Defamatory

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In Safavi-Naini v. Rubin Thomlinson LLP, 2023 ONCA 86, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the dismissal of a defamation action under s. 137.1 of Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act (CJA). The decision provides guidance...more

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Taking a Stand against Antisemitism - What Can Employers Do?

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It is no secret that antisemitism is on the rise throughout the United States. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL’s) 2021 Survey on Jewish Americans’ Experience with Antisemitism found that in the last five years, 63 percent...more

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Investigating employee misconduct

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Employees have a right to a hearing prior to any disciplinary sanction being imposed upon them. This article examines whether an employer can be sued for defamation, by an employee for comments made during an...more

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Can a dismissed employee be defamed in CCMA arbitration proceedings

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Does an employee who alleges that he was defamed by statements made during his disciplinary/CCMA process have a legal claim for defamation? Towards the latter part of 2016, the Eastern Cape High Court in Clover SA (Pty)...more

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