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Termination Based on Online Misconduct Firing Upheld

Although the case arises in the public employee/First Amendment context, the Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a post today here on a decision by the U.S. District Court in Connecticut finding against a teacher fired based on inappropriate conduct on his MySpace page.  The MySpace page drew attention when a guidance counselor viewed it, only to discover pictures of naked men with inappropriate comments underneath them on it.

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One Response to “Termination Based on Online Misconduct Firing Upheld”

  1. Legal Transcription Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

    Hmm well if he wasn’t using the page while at work, it is very interesting that he could get fired but then again he is representing the school and that is more than disturbing to have that out there on a page where students can easily see it.

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