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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

Warner Bros. wins case against A.V.E.L.A., Inc. over use of certain film characters

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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July 28 2011

In an interesting case involving The Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, and "Tom & Jerry," the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that A.V.E.L.A., Inc. ("A.V.E.L.A.") infringed on Warner Bros. copyrighted materials

New Arkansas law protects employees' social media accounts

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

NLRB affirms Facebook firings violated law, rejecting employer’s conspiracy argument

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

The National Labor Relations Board recently affirmed an administrative law judge's findings that Design Technology Group, doing business as Bettie

No privacy right in email submission to gossip website

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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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

First self-regulatory enforcement actions brought against advertisers

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 3 2012

The Online Interest-Based Advertising Accountability Program (OIAAP), the body charged with enforcement of the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising, recently released five decisions following inquiries into the practices of Kia Motors America and the advertising networks that serve Kia ads

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

California employers prohibited from asking for social media passwords

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 8 2012

On September 27, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1844, which prohibits employers from asking current or prospective employees for the log-in information for their personal social media accounts

FTC publishes study on promotional activities of food marketed to children and adolescents

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 3 2013

As a follow up to its 2008 report on the same issue, the FTC recently released a study on the promotional activities of food marketed to children and

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

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