Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Unemployment for Facebook Posts

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Talbot v. Desert View Care Center (June 20, 2014)

Joseph Talbot worked at Desert View Care Center as a nurse and was discharged due to a Facebook post that Desert View found violated its Social and Electronic Media Conduct Policy. Talbot applied for unemployment benefits, and the Idaho Industrial Commission concluded that Talbot engaged in employment-related misconduct, denying him benefits. Talbot appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court, arguing that Desert View never communicated its Social Media Policy to him.

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DoL Releases 2012 FMLA Survey Results on the Act’s 20th Anniversary

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The following is excerpted from the survey results.  The full reports can be found herehere, and here.

In 2012, Abt Associates surveyed 1,812 worksites and 2,852 employees about experiences with family and medical leave.  The worksite survey includes both sites that are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and those that are not covered.  The employee survey includes employees that took leave,

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