# Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 48 - Can You Sue Your Boss for Their Social Media Posts? AI Is Costing More Than Employees & FCC v. ABC! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-48-can-you-sue-your-boss-for-their-social-media-posts-ai-is-costing-more-than-employees-fcc-v-abc Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-48-can-you-sue-your-boss-for-their-social-media-posts-ai-is-costing-more-than-employees-fcc-v-abc.md Podcast: [Across The Bar Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541) Published: 2026-05-01T15:04:30+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/96871bb6 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/96871bb6/908259c0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/episodes/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-48-can-you-sue-your-boss-for-their-social-media-posts-ai-is-costing-more-than-employees-fcc-v-abc Duration seconds: 2117 ## Resource Employment attorney Peter Rahbar and journalist Laura Brounstein break down this week's biggest stories at the intersection of news, work, and the law β€” plus a big announcement: next week is Intern Palooza! 🍹This week we cover: πŸ“± Can you sue your boss for their social media posts? β€” a listener question Peter and Laura dig into; when a manager's online activity can actually create legal liability, and when your only real remedy is to quit πŸ€– AI is more expensive than employees β€” the CTO of Uber has already blown his entire tech budget on AI in the first third of the year; Peter and Laura break down what this reality check means for the future of the workplace β˜€οΈ Hire summer interns! β€” Peter makes the case for why every company should be bringing on interns right now, what it costs (less than you think), and why over-lawyering the issue has become its own problem πŸ“Ί FCC threatening Disney's broadcast licenses β€” is the government using regulatory power as a weapon against free speech? Peter and Laura weigh in on the Jimmy Kimmel controversy and what it means for media workers and employers everywhere βš–οΈ EEOC goes political β€” staffers speak out about the agency's increasingly politicized agenda, including one jaw-dropping case Peter and Laura can barely believe is real 🍹 Grab a drink and join the conversation. πŸ”” Subscribe for weekly episodes on the laws shaping your work and life β€” and send us your intern questions for next week's Intern Palooza episode! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/episodes/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-48-can-you-sue-your-boss-for-their-social-media-posts-ai-is-costing-more-than-employees-fcc-v-abc/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-48-can-you-sue-your-boss-for-their-social-media-posts-ai-is-costing-more-than-employees-fcc-v-abc.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.