The National Labor Relations Board has published yet more guidance for companies on how to appropriately craft social media policies—but, this time, some say it may have overstepped its boundaries.  

The latest report on social media from the NLRB—the third in less than a year—is garnering criticism for what some are calling a heavy-handed approach. “It’s so overbroad,” says Martha Zackin, of counsel in the employment, labor, and benefits practice at law firm Mintz Levin. “I just think the way that they’ve approached this creates more problems than it resolves.”

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...