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How do I shut down Twitter?

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 1 2013

An anecdote in today's "Heard on the Street" section of the Wall Street Journal (sub. Req'd.) has an important lesson for all of us about social

Avoid the pitfalls of web-based recruiting

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 21 2012

As social networks continue to soar in popularity, employers are reacting in sometimes unexpected ways

Hacking and reading someone's online email just got easier in South Carolina

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2012

Earlier this week the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that accessing another person’s online (personal) email is not a violation of the federal Stored Communications Act

The NLRB's most recent rules on social media policies

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 17 2012

On May 30, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Acting General Counsel issued a report, applicable to union and non-union employers alike, intended to clarify the NLRB’s position on social media policies

Employers, now more than ever, need social media policies

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 19 2012

Lately the legal coverage on social media is the supposedly widespread practice of employers demanding access to applicants' and employees' social media accounts

Employers beware: New Jersey advances bill that would prohibit employers from even asking if an employee had a social media account

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 11 2012

Employers in New Jersey should ignore the proposed legislation banning employers' inquiries about employees' Facebook and other social media at their own peril

Maryland bans employers from requesting Facebook passwords

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2012

On April 9, Maryland became the first state to ban employers from asking for personal passwords to private internet accounts and to prohibit employers from disciplining an employee for refusing such passwords

Recent NLRB Facebook case not a big win for employers

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 10 2011

On September 28, an Administrative Law Judge for the National Labor Relations Board issued his ruling in a case involving the termination of an employee at a car dealership for postings he made on his Facebook page about events at work

The United States Department of Labor introduces iPhone application to track employees' hours and pay

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2011

On May 9, 2011, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") announced the launch of an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that will record the hours worked by employees and the wages they are owed

Social media

  • Fox Rothschild LLP
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  • USA
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  • February 28 2011

A vast majority of Pennsylvania public school districts have not as of yet developed social media policies