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Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and personal email accounts.how far can an employer go when it comes to using their contents as evidence against an employee?

Norton Rose LLP
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Canada
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May 7 2013

With the proliferation of social media, employers are more and more tempted to resort to their employees' personal accounts so as to obtain valuable

Social media & employees: when every little thing is searchable

Dentons
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Canada, USA
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December 9 2012

The scope of an employer’s right to discipline and terminate an employee for indiscreet or inappropriate remarks in social media is far from settled

Facebook posts leads to reduction in settlement

Rubin Thomlinson LLP
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Canada
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November 21 2012

In a decision released last month, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal reduced the amount that an employer was required to pay to settle a human rights case in order to compensate for the fact that the employee posted comments about the settlement on Facebook

Human Rights Tribunal reduces settlement amount after employee violated her confidentiality obligations

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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November 12 2012

For the first time, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal reduced the amount owing to an applicant under the terms of a settlement reached by the parties, after the applicant breached the confidentiality clause contained in the Minutes of Settlement by posting on Facebook that a settlement had been reached

Can an employee's Hotmail account be searched for evidence?

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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November 7 2012

Can an employer submit as evidence contents of an employee’s personal email box that are obtained as part of an investigation?

Tribunal finds blog post to be protected under union speech

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada
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October 10 2012

The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently released a decision rejecting a female manager's claim that sexist comments made about her on a union blog violated her equality rights under the Human Rights Code

Website not required to deal with every person’s particular situation

Dentons
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Canada
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July 11 2012

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal released an interesting decision on the obligations of individuals using on-line resources to determine their eligibility for government programs

BYOD (bring your own device) - Who owns the email? Intellectual property?

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
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Canada
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June 22 2012

When employees use their personal cell, tablet, laptop, or PC it’s not so simple to determine who owns the content of their email and intellectual property

My friends are your friends? U.S. court rules that an employer’s myspace “friends” list can be a trade secret

Dentons
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Canada, USA
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June 22 2012

In a decision that may one day be cited by Canadian courts on the extent of an employer’s rights over its social media properties, the United States District Court for Colorado has ruled that an employer’s MySpace Profile and “Friends” list can qualify as trade secrets

Privacy protection in the digital workplace

Torys LLP
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Canada
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June 18 2012

Privacy has been described by the Supreme Court of Canada as “an essential component of what it means to be ‘free.’”

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Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube and personal email accounts.how far can an employer go when it comes to using their contents as evidence against an employee?

Social media & employees: when every little thing is searchable

Facebook posts leads to reduction in settlement

Human Rights Tribunal reduces settlement amount after employee violated her confidentiality obligations

Can an employee's Hotmail account be searched for evidence?

Tribunal finds blog post to be protected under union speech

Website not required to deal with every person’s particular situation

BYOD (bring your own device) - Who owns the email? Intellectual property?

My friends are your friends? U.S. court rules that an employer’s myspace “friends” list can be a trade secret

Privacy protection in the digital workplace

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