This week's assignment features two case studies involving employers who may or may not have committed unfair labor practices under the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA). The two case studies, “Resigned for comments on Facebook” and “The safety bonus disputed”, present two different employment scenarios in which the employee's behavioral actions lead the employer to terminate the employment relationship (Holley, Jennings and Wolters, 2012). In both cases, employees filed unfair labor practice lawsuits against their former employers. This document will summarize the two cases and attempt to answer the questions posed at the end of each case study. In the first case study, “Resigned for Facebook Comments,” the employer, an ambulance service, received a customer complaint regarding one of its unionized emergency medical technicians (Holley, Jennings, & Wolters, 2012 ). Table 1 summarizes the relevant events that occur in this particular case study. Workers Respond to employee comments, offering support Company becomes aware of employees' negative comments on social media Company suspends employee pending investigation Company fires employee, citing violation of company blog posting policy on the InternetThe union files unfair labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on behalf of the employeeNote. Adapted from “The Labor Relations Process,” 10th edition by William H. Holley, Jr., Kenneth M. ...... middle of paper ...... d every employer has a duty to protect his interests and those of its employees by remaining vigilant about how laws are applied to evolving technologies. Works Cited Binger, R. A. (2011, August 30). Employee Complaints About Social Media: Can an Employer Fire Employees Because of Their Social Media Posts Without Violating Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act? Retrieved November 9, 2013, from http://www.dannamckitrick.com/articles/2011/08/employee-social-media-griping-can-an-employer-terminate-employees-because-of-their-social-media - post-without-violating-section-8a1-of-the-national labor relations law/Holley, W.H., Jennings, K.M., & Wolters, R.S. (2012). The employment relations process. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.National Labor Relations Act | NLRB. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nlrb.gov/resources/national-labor-relations-act