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Followers, friends and connections the ownership of social media contacts

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • June 13 2013

Hays Specialist Recruitment (Holdings) Limited v Ions 2008 is the key UK decision dealing with the ownership of LinkedIn contacts in the employment

Social media privacy concerns versus regulatory supervision obligations

  • Bryan Cave LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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

"Black Swan" is ugly duckling for employers: unpaid interns in the spotlight after summary judgment in film production case

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 13 2013

Advocates for interns seeking wage payments under federal and NY law received some welcome news this week with the decision in Glatt v. Fox

May edition of notable cases and events in e-discovery

  • Sidley Austin LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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
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  • USA
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  • 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
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  • USA
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  • 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
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  • USA
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  • 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

Court issues decision in Eagle v. Morgan: employee owns LinkedIn account but fails to recover any damages against former employer

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 3 2013

The ownership of social media accounts in the employment context remains a very hot topic. We've previously blogged about the the case of Eagle v

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

  • Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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  • USA
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  • 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
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  • USA
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  • 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