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By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
November 29, 2012

NLRB Affirms Discharge of Car Dealer Salesman for Facebook Posting

On Sept. 28, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its first finding about the firing of an employee for a Facebook posting, and it found in favor of a car dealership that fired a salesman for his online statements. Robert Becker was fired as a salesman for Knauz BMW in Lake Bluff, IL, after posting two sets of critical comments online. The first were about plans to bring a hot dog truck on-site for the rollout of the newly redesigned BMW 5-Series; Becker felt that more-upscale food would be appropriate. Then, Becker posted another set of critical comments when an accident occurred at the adjoining Knauz Land Rover dealership because a 13-year-old boy was allowed to drive a vehicle.

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