With the proliferation of social media, more and more employers are turning to Facebook to investigate and fire their employees.

As you may know, there’s a huge difference between suspecting that an employee is doing something against the rules and actually proving it.

But thanks to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, GCs and HR managers can now use an employee’s own words or images against him. Here are three ways that Facebook has been used to investigate the suspected wrongdoings by employees:

Given the relative newness of social media, there is still some uncertainty when relying on Facebook messages and photos to discipline an employee. Still, it seems more and more employers are turning to these sites to gather evidence and to support termination decisions.

Related Resources:

  • When Should a Worker Be Fired for Out-of-Office Behavior? (FindLaw’s In House)
  • Employees Can Be Fired for Facebook Posts at Work: NLRB (FindLaw’s In House)
  • 3 Ways to Prevent Workplace Retaliation Lawsuits (FindLaw’s In House)

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