Ambulance company settles with NLRB over employee’s Facebook posting

American Medical Response of Connecticut agreed to settle a suit brought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the company fired an employee for criticizing her boss and calling him derogatory names on Facebook. The NLRB contended that the firing was illegal in that employees have the right to discuss workplace issues with fellow [...]

Employee free speech: Policeman sues over right to talk with media

A policeman is suing in federal court claiming he was disciplined and forced into early retirement for taking with the media about questionable policies and procedures . -db Courthouse News Service April 1, 2010 By Adam Klasfeld WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CN) – A police lieutenant claims Suffolk County forced him to retire early after 27 [...]

Whistleblower suffers demotion after reporting alleged overcharges by California court contractor

An employee of the California Administrative Office of the Courts found himself demoted and assigned to work under the same contractor for the California court system that he reported for operating with a license and overcharging for services. -DB Project on Government Oversight Opinion December 21, 2009 By Neil Gordon Accountable California, a project of SEIU [...]

California court rejects Brown Act argument in upholding firing of librarian

A California appeals court upheld the firing of a San Diego law librarian for a scathing e-mail he sent to his employer. The court removed the librarian’s free speech claims to federal court and rejected the Brown Act argument that claimed that an outside attorney should not have been present during termination hearings. -DB Metropolitan [...]