You have learned that an employee is writing a publicly-accessible blog. He is using his own name, and the name of the company.
In his blog he makes accurate and humorous comments on fellow employees - who you easily recognize from his descriptions. Some of these comments are unflattering.
- What advice would you provide the CEO of the company? Consider in your advice - Should the CEO respond or not to the blog? Why or why not? And if so, what should blog say?
- What actions, if any, should the CEO take against the blogger?
- What specific actions should the company take to protect its brand?
- Pick one specific state law and is it applicable and if so why and if not why not?
See Discussion Expectations and Grading for rules on discussion requirements. This discussion may require additional research beyond reading the articles furnished below. Initial submission due by midnight Thursday and then you must substantively respond to at least two other student comments in this discussion no later than 10pm Sunday.
Use a minimum of two HR/legal references to support your conclusions.
Here are a few to get you started.
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/events/labor_law/2013/04/aba_national_symposiumontechnologyinlaboremploymentlaw/10_socialmedia.authcheckdam.pdf [American Bar on legal issues with social media]
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