The NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon has issued a Memorandum (OM 11-74) to Board regional officials, dated August 18, 2011, describing his Office’s actions involving social media cases in the past year. Solomon explains: "Recent developments in the Office of the General Counsel have presented emerging issues concerning the protected and/or concerted nature

The National Labor Relations Board’s prosecutor, its General Counsel, continues to show an avid interest in social media as a medium for complaints against employers.  (The Board itself is an active participant in social media, with a Facebook page, a YouTube channel and a Twitter feed.)

On April 12, 2011, the NLRB General Counsel instructed