Why do so many of the Facebook firing cases occur in the ambulance industry? Oddly, I represent many ambulance companies and none of them have ever encountered a Facebook firing situation that I am aware of. In Butler Medical Transport, LLC, two employees were terminated for posting comments on Facebook. One suggested to a former…

The latest Facebook lawsuit involves an ambulance company that took action against two employees for posts on those employees’ respective Facebook pages. A paramedic for Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp (MONOC) lost a federal court lawsuit that alleged her employer illegally accessed and used a Facebook post to discipline her. Stated in the affirmative, an ambulance…

My clients like to tell me that their employees will never go on strike. No matter how contentious negotiations get, or how angered their workers become, their people will never engage in the ultimate act of solidarity. And for the most part, my clients are right. However, just because they’re right, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t…