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A reminder to avoid prying into private group Facebook pages!

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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April 12 2013

We haven't seen a lot of Facebook firing cases coming out of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") recently, but on April 3, 2013, the NLRB's

LinkedIn case a “mixed bag” according to judge

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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March 21 2013

In an update to our recent post, Hijacked Identity or Legitimate Business Practice? LinkedIn Lawsuit Soon To Be Decided By Court, we now have the

Hijacked identity or legitimate business practice? LinkedIn lawsuit soon to be decided by Court

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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February 22 2013

Question: What happens when a company "hijacks" a former employee's LinkedIn profile? Answer: In some cases, that employee sues for identity theft

Was the NLRB’s decision about employee use of social media on company time much to do about nothing? maybe

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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October 26 2012

There has been much buzz recently about the NLRB striking down a social media policy that, among other things, prohibited employees from participating in social media on company time

NLRB finds Costco’s policy prohibiting defamation unlawful

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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September 26 2012

Just when we thought the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) had been noticeably quiet on the social media front, it came out with a ruling that has brought our attention back to the issue of “troublesome” employee policy language

CFO bounced for social media posts

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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May 17 2012

Examples of employers terminating employees for violating social media policies abound as you can tell from our prior posts and the NLRB’s continuing interest in the topic

The Feds weigh in on the social media password ban controversy for employers and schools

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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April 30 2012

On Friday, Rep. Eliot Engel and Rep. Jan Schakowsky introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to stop employers from requiring applicants to divulge social media passwords

The debate over social media passwords continues: Maryland legislature passes ban on employers asking for social media passwords

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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April 17 2012

Since my last post describing the brewing storm over the practice of employers asking applicants for social media passwords, Maryland has become the first state in the U.S. to pass a bill outlawing the practice

Employee fired after suicidal Facebook message is going to trial

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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March 27 2012

A court in Seattle recently ruled that an employee who was fired after sending her manager a Facebook message stating she was thinking of killing herself can go to trial on her disability discrimination claims

Are you prying into applicant’s private space? The questionable practice of asking applicants for passwords or access to private social networks

Fredrikson & Byron PA
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USA
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March 21 2012

As you may recall, Norah and I recently presented a seminar on Social Media Best Practices in Recruiting, Sourcing and Hiring