Social Isolation and American Workers: Employee Blogging and Legal Reform‪.‬

I. INTRODUCTION For many employees, blogs have become "virtual union halls" where employees can connect, building social ties and reducing the isolation inherent in present-day American life. (1) Employees, even extremely busy ones like investment bankers or attorneys, (2) can use off-duty blogging (3) to easily communicate and connect with fellow employees. Blogs allow employees to discuss a broad range of topics, both work-related4 and personal, and create a sense of community with their co-workers. (5) Therefore, we believe, off-duty employee bloggers deserve legal protections commensurate with their roles as builders of social communities.