The New York Times has picked up on the Queen of the Sky v. Delta story in an article today: Fired Flight Attendant Finds Blogs Can Backfire. Oddly enough the article is classified under 'Business Travel.'

In addition to giving a review of Ellen Simonetti's fight with Delta, the article briefly discusses some of the legal issues employees and employers face with blogs.

Delta is not alone, Electronic Arts is also facing some issues. And I seem to remember Jessica Cutler having problems with her employer over a blog. Other high-profile cases are sure to follow as more corporations begin to search the blogosphere for their names.

Companies that are ahead of the curve are quickly implementing policies to cover employee blogs. Charlene Li of Forrester has her Corporate Blogging Policy. Stephen O'Grady posts his thoughts on Charlene's policies. ComputerWorld also has a recent (FUD-filled) article: Watch Your Weblog: Legal liabilities lurk amid corporate blogs.

With more corprations adopting strict blogging policies, will the 'creative class' avoid employers with restrictive personal blogging policies?