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UPMC’s email messaging, and social media policies recently found to violate NLRA

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

An administrative law judge in Pittsburgh recently struck down an employer's email, e-messaging, and social media employment policies as

New Arkansas law protects employees' social media accounts

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe recently signed H.B. 1901 into law, prohibiting employers from asking employees or job applicants for social media

No privacy right in email submission to gossip website

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2013

Recently, an arbitrator determined that Mario Lavandeira, operator of the gossip website PerezHilton.com, was not liable for breach of contract and

New Virginia law enables parents to take over social media accounts of deceased children

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2013

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently signed into law H.B. 1752, which enables parents of deceased children to take over the social media accounts

SEC approves social media postings for disclosure of material corporate information

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2013

Recognizing the growing influence and reach of social media, the SEC announced on April 2, 2013 that public companies may use social media outlets

Regulation FD and social media

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 8 2013

On April 2nd, the SEC issued a report clarifying that companies can use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information in

Federal court finds plaintiff states valid claims against ex-employer that hacked LinkedIn account, but fails to award damages

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently ruled that an employee properly pled several state law causes of action against her previous employer

FTC revises online advertising disclosure guidelines

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 19 2013

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has revised its guidance on online advertising disclosures, known as the "Dot-Com Disclosure Guidelines."

Posts on employer’s blog and employee’s Facebook account may make employer liable for retaliation

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 18 2013

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee recently allowed the retaliation claims of two former employees at Coyote Ugly, a chain

The FTC's new Dot Com rules: what you need to know

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 13 2013

Brian Heidelberger recently published a video on Advertising Age.com titled "Mini Law Lesson: The FTC's New Dot Com Rules: What You Need to Know."