HR Chat: Damaging Social Media Posts

You walk out of your office to get a cup of coffee and notice a small group of employees huddled around and looking at an employee’s computer. 

When you take a closer look, you see they are looking at a LinkedIn post from a former employee who was recently terminated.  The post includes disparaging and untrue claims about your business.  Angry and frustrated that people are reading this post, including current and prospective clients, you’re wondering what you can do about this – they are no longer your employee – but are damaging your business.

The everyday use of social media puts businesses in tricky situations, but we can help. With our ASK HR service, you can consult with one of our attorneys before taking any action, and then have our attorneys draft a social media policy and separation agreement for your current employees to make sure this does not happen in the future.  Let us make your life easier.