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Requesting Access to Employee Social Media Sites
Several lawmakers have drafted legislation to ban the practice by employers of asking current and prospective employees for access to their social media accounts claiming it is an unlawful invasion of privacy. It also violates Facebook’s terms of use and, … Continue reading
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Facebook Posting Not Actionable
Last week, a federal judge threw out claims alleging that JPMorgan Chase fired an employee in retaliation for complaints about wage conditions the employee made on Facebook. Consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s March 2011 ruling in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain … Continue reading
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Importance of keeping Social Media Policy Up To Date
Many of you know that one of the training seminars I offer is “The Legal Implications of Social Networking Sites.” In fact, I just presented that seminar at the Garden State Council SHRM Annual Conference. Anyway, here is one piece … Continue reading
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Social Media Policy
In a recent survey of corporate counsel, 46% of employers do NOT have social media policy. Are you one of them???? If you have not gotten around to implementing a social media policy, you may be inviting a lawsuit related to breach … Continue reading
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Search of Employee’s Text Messages Reasonable
In a unanimous decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a search of a government employee’s text messages was reasonable and did not violate the employee’s privacy rights. While the court’s decision upheld the text message audit in the public sector, the ruling … Continue reading
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