Trashing your boss on Facebook: A protected right?

It turns out that venting about your job online might not get you fired after all

American Medical Response workers are forbidden from depicting the company "in any way" on Facebook and other social media sites.
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On Monday, The New York Times reported that the National Labor Relations Board has intervened to prevent the firing of an employee for criticizing his or her boss on Facebook. Here's a brief guide to the precedent-setting action:

What happened?

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