INTRODUCTION
This report is to help understand the issues regarding anti-employer blogging. This report will discuss the legal and ethic obligations of the employee when blogging about their employer.
SUMMARY
In Mike Markel’s scholar article “Anti-Employer Blogging: An Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues” (2009) Markel explores the issues facing anti-employer blogging in today’s society. There are two main aspects of this issue: one the legal aspects of blogging. Two the ethical obligations of employees. By using quotes from other authors and ethical comities reports. Markel make the point “the conclusion is that anti-employer blogging is not usually wrong but only sometimes wrong.” (Merkel, 2009, p. 136) Markel wrote this article to help employees understand the dangers of anti-employer blogging. This article …show more content…
With a main emphasis in the employee’s ethical duty of loyalty. While there is aspect of loyalty that is expected from the employee the ethics of it are unclear. He argues that “staying on the job and performing competently does not constitute loyalty.” (Markel, 2009, p. 134) Markel’s ideal is that because you think these thoughts about your employee does not constitute a violation of ethics but a matter of free speech. He says “an employee does not incur an ethical duty of loyalty to his or her employer.” (Markel, 2009, p. 135) Markel’s analysis of anti-employer blogging is “not usually wrong but only sometimes wrong.” (Markel, 2009, p. 136)
Third Markel addresses the employee’s right to free speech. The first amendment states “…guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression…” (First amendment). This is a fundamental right in America, although you are not protected if what you are saying is physically harmful to others. An example of this is you cannot incite a public riot. With regards to anti-employer blogging you are legally protected to stay your own opinions.
This report is to help understand the issues regarding anti-employer blogging. This report will discuss the legal and ethic obligations of the employee when blogging about their employer.
SUMMARY
In Mike Markel’s scholar article “Anti-Employer Blogging: An Overview of Legal and Ethical Issues” (2009) Markel explores the issues facing anti-employer blogging in today’s society. There are two main aspects of this issue: one the legal aspects of blogging. Two the ethical obligations of employees. By using quotes from other authors and ethical comities reports. Markel make the point “the conclusion is that anti-employer blogging is not usually wrong but only sometimes wrong.” (Merkel, 2009, p. 136) Markel wrote this article to help employees understand the dangers of anti-employer blogging. This article …show more content…
With a main emphasis in the employee’s ethical duty of loyalty. While there is aspect of loyalty that is expected from the employee the ethics of it are unclear. He argues that “staying on the job and performing competently does not constitute loyalty.” (Markel, 2009, p. 134) Markel’s ideal is that because you think these thoughts about your employee does not constitute a violation of ethics but a matter of free speech. He says “an employee does not incur an ethical duty of loyalty to his or her employer.” (Markel, 2009, p. 135) Markel’s analysis of anti-employer blogging is “not usually wrong but only sometimes wrong.” (Markel, 2009, p. 136)
Third Markel addresses the employee’s right to free speech. The first amendment states “…guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression…” (First amendment). This is a fundamental right in America, although you are not protected if what you are saying is physically harmful to others. An example of this is you cannot incite a public riot. With regards to anti-employer blogging you are legally protected to stay your own opinions.