Employer requests for social media passwords under scrutiny *

USA - June 7 2012
Following a growing trend among states, Ohio recently introduced legislation to bar employers from requiring current or prospective employees to provide access to their private social media accounts, such as Facebook and Twitter. 

Co-authors: Gary R. Siniscalco , Sara E. Dionne .

Ninth Circuit holds statistical evidence may establish prima facie claim of disparate treatment without accounting for defendant’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for adverse action *

USA - June 7 2012
In Schechner v. KPIX-TV, No. 11–15294, 2012 WL 1922088 (9th Cir. May 29, 2012), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff may establish a prima facie case of disparate treatment age discrimination using statistical evidence, even where that evidence does not account for a defendant’s legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for the adverse employment action.

Co-authors: Gary R. Siniscalco , Sara E. Dionne .