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Social media privacy concerns versus regulatory supervision obligations

  • Bryan Cave LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 10 2013

In the last eighteen months, legislatures in at least 35 states have introduced and, in some cases, adopted, legislation intending to prohibit or

May edition of notable cases and events in e-discovery

  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 6 2013

This update addresses the following recent developments and court decisions involving e-discovery issues: A Northern District of Illinois ruling

Social media defamation victories assist companies in fighting reputational attacks

  • Governo Law Firm LLC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 9 2013

A company's reputation is often its most important asset. Damage to reputation can lead to lost customers, revenue, investors, and employees. Not

Skinsmart dermatology avoids a legal blemish over Facebook posting

  • Akerman Senterfitt
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 4 2013

The "Facebook Firing" cases continue with the NLRB deciding more often than not that employees fired for Facebook postings engaged in "protected

Court rules employer cannot force a former employee to update LinkedIn profile

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 17 2013

In today's world of social media, we know that employees live online. With LinkedIn, this includes having a living resume for anyone with a LinkedIn

NLRB offers further clarification regarding expression of employees’ section 7 rights on social media

  • Barnes & Thornburg LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 23 2013

On May 8, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued an advice memorandum that further clarified its position regarding employees' use of

Properly manage ownership of social media accounts to avoid unpleasant surprises

  • Locke Lord LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 24 2013

Effective use of social media has become indispensable to most businesses. However, many companies have not addressed an important issue related to

Employer illegally seized former employee's LinkedIn account, but employee suffered no provable damages

  • Epstein Becker Green
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 23 2013

Social media has changed the way that companies and employees connect to clients and customers. As new uses for social networking emerge, legal

Sixth Circuit finds no FMLA violation for termination based on Facebook photos disproving entitlement to FMLA leave

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 12 2012

In yet another case that demonstrates the opportunities and pitfalls of social media in the workplace, the Sixth Circuit recently held that an employer did not violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (the FMLA) when it terminated an employee who claimed she was incapacitated due to a medical condition, when Facebook photos showed that she was attending a festival while she was on medical leave

PhoneDog v. Kravitz settlement points to need for agreements on ownership of social media accounts

  • Jackson Lewis LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 12 2012

Last December, PhoneDog, a mobile phone website, sued Noah Kravitz, after he resigned from the company, alleging that he improperly took control of his Twitter account and approximately 17,000 Twitter followers when he left

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