An NPR reporter, Jad Sleiman, who was previously fired due to his stand-up comedy routines deemed 'offensive', has been ordered to be reinstated by a third-party arbitrator. The decision came after the arbitrator found that the jokes were, in fact, funny. This ruling, which a court also supported, highlights the ongoing discussion about the boundaries of remote work and the content employees share online. Sleiman's case also received support from the public, with a legal professional with 43 years of experience emphasizing the importance of accountability in online interactions and the need for civility. The reporter's reinstatement is seen as a win for both humor and union backing in the workplace.
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Personality Hire of the Year: A public radio reporter was fired for posting stand-up comedy jokes, but got his job back because .... he's pretty funny. More: https://t.co/s885ti9rHS https://t.co/UsAnSJtBT6
LOL, we have arbitrators ruling on whether jokes are funny so that they can determine whether people were unfairly fired https://t.co/q6irG8HaB2
NPR reporter who was fired for stand-up comedy routine reinstated, court rules jokes are "simply funny" https://t.co/yawoTW1NtX
NPR reporter who was fired for stand-up comedy routine reinstated, court rules jokes are โsimply funnyโ https://t.co/EnYgZh0D8C
Good jokes โ and good union support โ helped a public radio reporter get his job back after being fired for a stand-up comedy set. More: https://t.co/s885ti9rHS https://t.co/o65sMoR5cU
A comedian was fired from his reporting job after his employer found his standup material online. But the twist: An arbitrator says he must be reinstated because some of his jokes are funny. https://t.co/2N9s6LyfmM
A reporter who was fired when his employer found clips of his standup comedy online must be reinstated because โhis jokes are funny,โ a third-party arbitrator has ruled https://t.co/1rcMJzDjYJ https://t.co/GU3QDu3qW2
An NPR reporter was fired over his "offensive" stand-up comedy routines. An arbitrator said, actually, the jokes are funny, and ordered him to be reinstated. A cautionary tale about the boundaries of remote work (and the jokes are pretty good too): https://t.co/Qj53EIoKcH
A reporter who was fired last year when his employer found clips of his standup comedy online must be reinstated because his jokes are funny, a third-party arbitrator has ruled. https://t.co/VhEaj3nnvO
Jad Sleiman was an NPR reporter at in Philadelphia before he was fired over his budding comedy career. Now, his employer has been ordered to reinstate him. https://t.co/GAvUle6FLk
FWIW @BaxFootballGuru I have practiced employment law for 43 years. The defense of the guilty is โI was just joking.โ You do a fabulous job of holding keyboard tough guys accountable. But I wish you didnโt need to do that: I wish that everyone was civil and positive.