Facebook slams against employer - free speech?

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A Connecticut woman who was fired after she posted disparaging remarks about her boss on Facebook has prompted a first-of-its-kind legal case by federal authorities who say her comments are protected speech under labor laws.

The National Labor Relations Board alleges that American Medical Response of Connecticut Inc. illegally fired Dawnmarie Souza from her job as an emergency medical technician late last year after she criticized her supervisor on her personal Facebook page and then traded Facebook messages about the negative comments with other employees.

The complaint, filed Oct. 27 by the board's Hartford, Conn., regional office, could set a precedent for employers to heed as more workers use social networking sites to share details about their jobs

Feds: Woman illegally fired over Facebook remarks

This is an interesting case. The employer claims the fb postings were the last straw. She was being suspended for other offenses - hence the reason for her spouting off.

The danger here is that if an employee knows they might be canned, they might start posting evil things on the internet so then they can't be fired. Slippery slope.

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