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

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 13 2013

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

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

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

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

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

Function Media, LLC v. Google Inc., No. 2012-1020 (Fed. Cir. Feb 13, 2013)

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 28 2013

Special purpose computer-implemented means-plus-function limitations require the specification to disclose the algorithm for performing the function

Facebook litigation

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 19 2013

On February 13th, the U.S. District Court overseeing the multi-district litigation stemming from Facebook, Inc.'s initial public offering issued two

eDiscovery Advantage, Volume 2, Issue 4 - 21112012

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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November 21 2012

Since the last edition of eDiscovery Advantage, predictive coding has again been the focus of judicial decisions, the International Trade Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have worked on streamlining eDiscovery through amendments to their internal rules, and New Jersey has passed legislation limiting an employer’s ability to gain access to employees’ social media accounts

Manager’s Facebook post did not establish invasion of privacyemotional distress claims

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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November 15 2012

A Minnesota court recently dismissed the invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims of a former employee after a manager posted about the employee's termination on Facebook

Employer may be liable for accessing employee’s LinkedIn account

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 16 2012

A Pennsylvania court recently found that a plaintiff who alleged her employer unlawfully took control of her LinkedIn account could not proceed on claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Lanham Act, although the court did find that the former employee could proceed on her state law claims for invasion of privacy, identity theft, conversion, and tortuous interference

NLRB issues first decision on social media policies

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 6 2012

A three member panel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has issued its first decision concerning the validity of an employer’s social media policy

Ninth Circuit affirms Facebook beacon settlement award

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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September 25 2012

Facebook launched its "beacon" program in 2007

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