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And the hits keep coming: the NLRB continues to make inroads into social media

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

As recently reported on this blog here, here, and here, the NLRB has aggressively been trying to regulate the workplace implications of social media

She posted what? Employers face increased legal scrutiny for using social media in hiring decisions

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 17 2013

Wouldn't we like to know if a potential applicant has ever criticized a former employer, or whether their online presence gives evidence of illegal

Court sanctions employee for deleting Facebook account

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 3 2013

On March 25, 2013, Magistrate Judge Steven C. Mannion of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued his opinion in Gatto v. United

District Court sanctions the EEOC for thwarting discovery of social media content

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 3 2013

In yet another case regarding discovery of social media content, Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty of the U.S. District Court for the District of

Federal Court questions whether damages exist in LinkedIn account ownership dispute

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 2 2013

The ownership of social media accounts in the employment context remains a very hot topic. In fact, you might remember the case of Eagle v. Morgan

Hands off my tweets: Washington state Senate proposes ban on mandatory disclosure of employee social networking passwords

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 7 2013

On January 30th, the Washington state senate introduced a bill which would prohibit public and private employers within the state from requiring

Employers take note: Michigan adopts social media privacy legislation

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 8 2013

The Michigan Legislature recently passed the Internet Privacy Protection Act ("IPPA"), otherwise known as House Bill 5523. On December 28, 2012, Michigan

Former PhoneDog employee off the hook in closely watched trade secrets spat

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 6 2012

We previously blogged about the case of PhoneDog v. Kravitz, a Northern District of California case that called into question the ownership of Twitter followers on an employee’s professional account following the employee’s departure from the company

Massachusetts court rules that Facebook posting of new job does not violate non-competition covenant

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 1 2012

A hair salon’s motion for entry of a preliminary injunction against a stylist was denied even though she had signed non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements with the salon, and immediately after leaving her prior employment she was employed by a nearby competitor, a fact noted on her Facebook page. Invidia LLC v Difonzo, Case No. MICV20123798H (Middlesex Mass. County Super. Court, Oct. 22, 2012

NLRB dishes up another social media turkey

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the NLRB is continuing its attack on the common sense provisions contained in many social media policies and employee handbooks

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