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Trade secret, proprietary information, & regulatory requirements concerns contribute to veto of New Jersey social media bill

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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May 16 2013

The New Jersey Legislature was overwhelmingly in favor of a measure that would have barred employers from obtaining social media IDs and other social

In a case against retail clothing boutique, NLRB finds Facebook posts by non-union employees "classic concerted protected activity"

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 25 2013

In a recent decision involving social media posts by non-union employees, as well as employer rules prohibiting the sharing of information about

Employer illegally seized former employee's LinkedIn account, but employee suffered no provable damages

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 23 2013

Social media has changed the way that companies and employees connect to clients and customers. As new uses for social networking emerge, legal

Sanctions imposed for deleted Facebook account

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 2 2013

A United States Magistrate Judge recently held that a plaintiff had a duty to preserve his Facebook account and that his deletion of it warranted an

NLRB weighs in on employee Facebook posting that ended in termination

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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October 11 2012

In one of the first rulings by the NLRB in a case involving social media, the Board agreed with the order of the ALJ that the firing of an employee for certain Facebook posts were not protected, concerted activity under the NLRA and the termination did not violate Section 7 of the Act

NLRB's scrutiny of employment-at-will disclaimers signals a trend to employers

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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August 10 2012

In a move that signals a trend to employers, the Acting General Counsel ("AGC") of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") recently claimed in two unrelated cases that allegedly overly broad "employment-at-will" disclaimers contained in employee handbooks have the effect of chilling or interfering with employees' exercise of their right under the National Labor Relations Act ("Act") to engage in protected concerted activity

New Illinois law bars employers from requesting social media passwords

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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August 10 2012

Over the past couple of years, this blog has discussed some of the new issues that employers should consider in connection with social media in the work place

Take 5: views you can use - April 2012

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 26 2012

In recent weeks, a number of federal and state legislators have issued strong statements against employers that demand access to job applicants' Facebook accounts before making a hiring decision

Under attack: employer access to social media accounts of employees and applicants

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 19 2012

Since 2006, the McLean County, Illinois, sheriff's office has asked applicants to sign into Facebook during interviews so that their accounts can be screened

Should employers and Facebook be friends?

Epstein Becker Green
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USA
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April 16 2012

Like it or not, we live in a digital-age, and how people choose to define themselves is often readily showcased on social networking sites such as Facebook

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