Blog without getting fired

Labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson put out a press release this week offering some possibly useful advice on how to blog without jeopardizing your job:

• Bloggers using company time or computers to update their sites may be in violation of company policy.
• Blogging at home about one's employer, even on personal time, can in some circumstances result in termination.
• Employers may be able to discipline employees for negative public expressions related to the company's business or reputation.
• The National Labor Relations Act offers bloggers some protection in their online expressions, if they discuss their wages or working conditions.
• Government employees and those hired under collective bargaining agreements may have additional legal rights unavailable to at-will employees.