Settlement in Facebook Firing Case by Charity M. Price, Esq.

An ambulance service company in Connecticut recently settled a case involving a former employee who was terminated for posting disparaging comments about her supervisor on the employee’s personal Facebook page.  The incident stemmed from the employee refusing to prepare an investigative report concerning a customer complaint, because her supervisor denied the employee’s request for union representation.  Later that same day, the employee posted on Facebook, from her home computer, disparaging remarks about her supervisor.  The employee’s comments prompted co-workers to chime in and make additional negative comments about the supervisor.  The company suspended the employee and ultimately terminated her for violating the company’s internet policies.