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Congress and the states consider legislation on employer access to social media accounts

Venable LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

Lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have introduced legislation (S. 3074, H.R. 5684) that would amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to make it a federal crime, punishable by fines, for employers to knowingly and intentionally “compel or coerce” a person to authorize access (such as by providing a password) to a computer that is not the employer’s computer, for hiring, promotion or firing purposes, and thereby to obtain information from the computer

FTC and Spokeo settle Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations

Venable LLP
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USA
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August 3 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settled allegations against consumer data provider Spokeo in what the agency described as its first case on the sale of Internet and social media data in the employment screening context

Online social media legal risks for associations

Venable LLP
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USA
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July 2 2012

Incorporating the use of social media and online networking sites into an association's larger communication, membership, or marketing strategies raises a number of potential legal risks and liability issues for the association

New NLRB guidance on disciplining for Facebook postings, Twitter tweets and blogs

Venable LLP
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USA
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September 6 2011

An important managerial prerogative is the ability to prescribe and enforce workplace rules designed to maintain decorum in the workplace

Does your company’s internet policy comply with labor law?

Venable LLP
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USA
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November 10 2010

A recent complaint issued by a Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") poses a new challenge for employers attempting to control their employees' use of the internet

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Congress and the states consider legislation on employer access to social media accounts

FTC and Spokeo settle Fair Credit Reporting Act allegations

Online social media legal risks for associations

New NLRB guidance on disciplining for Facebook postings, Twitter tweets and blogs

Does your company’s internet policy comply with labor law?

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