Top 5 legal cases of 2011
From health care reform to social media to Walmart, 2011 was a busy year for benefits law, regulations and court decisions. Here are five of the top legal issues that held our attention this year.
In February, the National Labor Relations Board reaches a settlement with American Medical Response of Connecticut for firing an employee who made negative comments on her Facebook page about a supervisor.
The NLRB is a loud wake-up call to all employers, but to non-union employers in particular. Contrary to what many union-free managers believe, the National Labor Relations Act applies to them, their workplaces and their employees and thus, presents a significant source of liability.
For more on this case, read "Lessons learned from the NLRB-Facebook case."
