RPJ Partners Marshall and Merlen recently published an article titled “Do Managers Have a Right to Fire Workers for Divisive Social Media Posts?” in the business magazine, Fast Company. Their article explores the extent to which employees’ speech on social media is (or is not) protected, including differences between public...
This recent ‘Human Resources Executive’ Article, heavily featuring Ms. Reavis, focuses on how virtual employment communications can be implemented in such a way that minimizes legal problems and PR debacles. While advocating in-person over virtual communications, Ms. Reavis has advice for those cases where virtual termination is necessary. Ultimately, Ms....
RPJ Partner Helen D. “Heidi” Reavis was recently extensively featured in the Human Resources publication, SHRM, discussing some of the dos and don’ts of video termination, from both a legal and leadership perspective. The article, inspired by a viral video of a woman being terminated over Zoom by two people...
RPJ Partners Deena Merlen and Jill Kahn Marshall recently published an article for the New York Law Journal entitled “When Political Discourse Leads to Dismissal”. This article explores how political speech on public social media platforms can lead to termination by one’s employer, and how such termination can lead to...
Conventional wisdom used to dictate that employers should refrain from taking political positions, and employees' personal political views had no place in the workplace. The widespread use of social media has changed this calculus today. While technically not part of an employee's workplace behavior, employees' personal social media accounts are...
Earlier this week, it was announced that CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker has resigned from his position, effective immediately. A couple insiders reportedly stated that he was going to be fired if he did not quit. Mr. Zucker’s abrupt departure is but the latest headline-grabbing instance of a top executive...
As Broadway Grapples with Reopening and Bringing in Patrons Some Shows Also Confront Lawsuits from Actors Alleging Discrimination and Termination Due to Protected Classes Including Religion and Gender While Broadway is up and running, and trying to stay that way despite lacking tourists, new variants of Covid, and the financial...