Matt Dunning at BusinessInsurance.com announced some eye-opening news: “Despite its ubiquity in corporate communications and marketing, a startling percentage of companies has no formal strategy for addressing the liability exposures and reputational risks associated with social media, experts say.” So, where…
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Developing a Corporate Strategy to Address Known Risks
Tagged with: Businessinsurance.Com, Cyber, Exposure, Matt Dunning, New York Employment Law, Policy, Reputational, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, Strategy
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Announcing a Job Move on LinkedIn or Facebook – Breach of Contract or Fair Game?
It is always worthwhile to talk about current developments in the area of social media and employment law, and to look back at their contextual import. Much of the fun, however, lies in playing the forecasting game, and identifying potential trends in…
Tagged with: Competition, Facebook, LinkedIn, Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media And Restrictive Covenants, Social Media Blog, Solicitation
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To Be Disrespectful Or Not To Be – That Is The Question
We’ve spent a lot of time talking about how the NLRB continues to have problems with policies and practices that prohibit employees from engaging in vague, undefined behavior that could constitute “protected concerted activity” through social media. One example is…
Tagged with: Disrespectful, NLRA, NLRB, Policy, Protected Concerted Activity, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, Title VII, Workplace
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Seahawks or Broncos – Do Employers Care?
I certainly don’t care that much. My team ended its year early, again. However, many people do care, for various reasons. There is, of course, the football game itself and the rooting interests that exist. The fact that the game…
Tagged with: Broncos, Gambling, Office Pool, Seahawks, Social Gambling, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, Superbowl
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Once In Violation, Always In Violation
I loved the holiday season. But if I could look back and point to one part of the 2013 holidays that reallybothered me, it is this: the incessant Michael Bolton appearances in those Honda commercials. Every two seconds, every channel. Michael…
Tagged with: Honda, Michael Bolton, NLRA Social Media Policies, NLRB, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog
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Happy New Year – Now Don’t Let The Ball Drop
Ryan Seacrest paid homage again to Dick Clark. The latest musical crazes performed live from hot spots around the globe. Miley Cyrus thinks we’re still interested (for those who were at some point). They all helped us and our family…
Tagged with: Cyber Security, Data Breach, Resolutions, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, Technology, Trade Secrets, Wage And Hour
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It’s The Relationships, Stupid – 2013 Wrap Up (Part 2 of 2)
It is this time every year, as I am wrapping things up over at “social media and employment law blog” central, that I am reminded of that election campaign more than twenty years ago when Bill Clinton coined the phrase…
Tagged with: Bill Clinton, End-Of-The-Year, It's The Relationships Stupid, Social Media And Employment Law, Social Media Blog, Technology
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Social Media Employment Law Blog is devoted to the interplay between social media and employment law, an extremely topical and significant area of law for employers in this new technology era. Published and edited by Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment Department, Mike concentrates in representing management in all facets of employment law and has been frequently quoted on employment law topics, and is regularly interviewed by trade publications and national journals for his opinions on legal trends.
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