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Social media privacy concerns versus regulatory supervision obligations

  • Bryan Cave LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Washington State passes social networking privacy legislation

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 27 2013

On May 21, 2013, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill 5211, which with certain exceptions prohibits mandatory employee

New Arkansas law protects employees' social media accounts

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

Protecting privacy or enabling fraud? Employee social media password protection laws may clash with FINRA rules

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2013

As a growing number of states pass legislation which will protect individuals' social media accounts from employer scrutiny, they have encountered a

Federal court finds plaintiff states valid claims against ex-employer that hacked LinkedIn account, but fails to award damages

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • 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

New Jersey poised to enact the most aggressive social media password protection law to date, adding to a patchwork of conflicting laws across the U.S.

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

New Jersey is expected to shortly join California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, and Utah in prohibiting employers from seeking employee or applicant

Customer lists by another name social media and trade secrets - part 1

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

Employers are well aware of the various implications that the social media explosion has on the workplace. The various issues created by Facebook

Social media firing of the week. (final score: God 10 - waitress 0)

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

The Internet is burning up this morning with the story of an Applebee's waitress who was fired for posting on Reddit, a social news and entertainment

5 best practices for employers addressing social media use in the workplace

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 7 2013

For the second year in a row, Proskauer has conducted a global survey, "Social Media in the Workplace Around the World 2.0", which addresses the use of

Michigan's new "Internet Privacy Protection Act" sets limitations for employers and employees

  • Littler Mendelson
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 4 2013

On December 28, 2012, Michigan joined California, Illinois, and Maryland in enacting a social media password protection law when Governor Rick Snyder