A picture tells a thousand words. Some of you remember
"Candid Camera", the original reality show that aired in
the 1960s and came back for subsequent reruns, where people were
recorded reacting to strange and often embarrassing
situations. All of you will likely remember
"Punk'd", the Ashton Kutcher-created show that began
in 2003. Both shows preyed on the unwitting
participant.
An employer-friendly decision was just issued last week by the
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Jaszczyszyn v. Advantage Health Physician
Network, which provides reason number 1,257 for why
employers can sometimes put an employee's social media use to
good use. The decision contains a lengthy description of
the factual and procedural background, which you can read here. But the predicament of this
plaintiff/employee is stated rather succinctly in the very first
two sentences:
