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Social networking sites could render employers liable to discrimination claims

  • Cobbetts LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 9 2008

Employers should ensure that they have coherent internet policies in place which cover employee use of social networking sites both in and out of the office in order to prevent the employer being potentially liable for discrimination claims

According to the FTC, employee blogging may subject employers to liability

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • USA
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  • March 27 2007

In a recent advisory opinion, the FTC highlighted the potential violation of the FTC Act resulting from a seller’s failure to disclose his connection with an endorser

Discovering child pornography on workplace computers

  • Vedder Price PC
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  • USA
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  • April 18 2007

Possession of pornography is not a crime, but possession of child pornography is

Cyber-bullying

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2007

Reports of humiliating video clips of school teachers being posted on the internet have prompted employers to add “cyber-bullying” to their list of prohibited activities

Employees on Web 2.0: risks, costs and what employers can do

  • Norton Rose Canada LLP
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  • Canada
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  • January 24 2008

Web 2.0 favourites such as MySpace, Facebook, Wikipedia and web logs (or “blogs”) have revolutionized the way people use the Internet

With internet “blogging” on the rise, does your business have an employee blogging policy?

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 9 2007

Social web sites, such as MySpace.com, Facebook.com, Friendster.com, and personal web logs, popularly known as “blogs,” allow anyone with a computer to publish statements and post content on the Internet

Why your company should care about employee blogging

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 26 2007

The Internet Age has many benefits for employers, including the ability to communicate quickly and effectively with employees

University warns students over abuse of online networking sites

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 23 2007

Keele University issued a warning via e-mail to its students in May that any defamatory messages about staff on various online social networking sites such as Facebook might result in disciplinary action

Should I let my staff use Facebook at work?

  • Wedlake Bell
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 30 2007

The trades union congress has asked employers to "face up to Facebook" and allow staff regulated access to social networking sites at work, but evidence suggests companies are increasingly wary

Work-related blogging by employees

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 5 2007

A recent poll conducted by the Employment Law Alliance suggests that 5 of workers may be maintaining Internet blogs, but only 15 of employers have specific policies addressing work-related blogging