Social Media Marketing and Ethics Blog for Lawyers

Companies can face serious legal problems for firing an employee for their social media activity without first determining whether the employee’s speech is protected under federal law. Here’s a recent case: The Facts A nurse made an in-person presentation to his union regarding various labor disputes in connection with the employer’s “management style.” He asserted […]

  Ethan Wall Date added:  January 8, 2015 Submission Type:  Board of Directors Name of board:  The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors Position on board:  Board Member Industry:  Legal Services Duties/responsibilities:  Ethan Wall is a social media law author and attorney. His two-year term will begin June 30.   Check out the […]

Ethan Wall Ethan Wall, a social media law author and attorney, has been elected to be a member of the Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division 2015 Board of Governors. His two-year term will begin June 30, 2015. Wall recently launched Social Media Law and Order, an education company created to deliver presentations, seminars, webinars and […]

Ethan was featured in the Sun Sentinel! Check out the article here.

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) affords employees with the right to discuss their wages and other terms and conditions of employment, both among themselves and with non-employees. Employees have a protected right to seek help from third parties regarding their working conditions, including conversations with fellow employees, going to the press, speaking at a […]

Companies can face serious legal problems for firing an employee for their social media activity without first determining whether the employee’s speech is protected under federal law. Here’s a recent case: The Facts After an ambulance employee’s supervisor refused to assist her in preparing an incident report, the employee posted on Facebook from her home computer that […]

Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private-sector labor and management practices that can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses, and the economy. The NLRA affords certain rights to employees to join together to improve wages and working conditions, […]

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Check out the original article. Ethan Wall, a social media law author and attorney, has developed a new law school course titled Social Media and the Law. Wall will begin teaching his course in January at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. He has previously lectured at the University of Miami and Florida International […]

Ethan was featured on the first page of the latest issue of The Florida Bar News check it out here.