Labor & Employment Law, Education Law, Privacy

Higher Education Highlights - Spring 2013

by James Keller, William Manning, Christine Pickel, James Taylor, Jr. | Saul Ewing LLP on 4/9/2013

In This Issue: - U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Causation Factor in Retaliation Claims - Student Sues University Over the Right to Keep a Guinea Pig in a College Dorm for Emotional Support - Delaware...more

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

by Benjamin Fischer | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 3/14/2013

Earlier this week, Harvard University acknowledged the fact that, in the wake of last summer’s cheating scandal that rocked the campus, it had secretly searched the e-mail accounts of 16 Resident Deans. The e-mail search was...more

Will Oregon's Manufacturing Employers Be Prohibited From Demanding Social Networking Login Passwords from Job Applicants?

by Louis Santiago | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/12/2013

Senate Bill 499, introduced by three Oregon Senators on February 7, 2013, would prohibit employers and universities, both public and private, from requiring applicants to turn over passwords to their personal social...more

New State Laws Prohibit Employers and Academic Institutions from Requesting Usernames and Passwords to Monitor Social Media...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/23/2013

An increasing number of states are passing laws that prohibit employers and academic institutions from requesting or requiring employees, job applicants, students, and prospective students to turn over their social media...more

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Will Texas Prohibit Employers From Asking For Social Media Passwords?

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 1/9/2013

Democratic Texas State Representative Helen Giddings filed a bill prohibiting employers in Texas from asking for social media passwords from applicants and current employees. Texas joins a long list of states that have...more

Michigan Becomes the Sixth State to Enact So-Called “Facebook Password” Law

by Michelle P. Crockett, Adam S. Forman | Miller Canfield on 1/3/2013

As we alerted you on December 21, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 5523, known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA). On December 28, 2012, Governor Snyder signed the IPPA, which took effect...more

Michigan’s Internet Privacy Protection Act

by Adam S. Forman, David G. King | Miller Canfield on 12/24/2012

On December 13, 2012, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 5523, known as the Internet Privacy Protection Act (IPPA), which if signed by Governor Rick Snyder, will become effective immediately....more

Focus on Employment and Labour, October 2012 - Canada's Highest Court Rules on Employee Privacy Rights over Work Computer

by Dentons on 10/25/2012

In this issue of Focus on Employment and Labour, FMC's Andrea Raso Amer and Eric Sherbine present their article "Canada's Highest Court Rules on Employee Privacy Rights over Work Computer". Canada's Highest Court Rules...more

Extra Password Protection For Employees and College Students Thanks to AB 1844 and SB 1349

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/10/2012

Two bills were recently chaptered the provide employees and college students protection from the prying eyes of employers and college admissions....more

New Laws Prohibit Employers And Colleges From Requesting Social Media Passwords

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 10/10/2012

AB 1844 - AB 1844 adds a new provision to the Labor Code that prohibits an employer from requiring an employee or applicant for employment to (1) disclose his or her username or password for the purpose of accessing...more

SNOPA - Preventing Employer and University Access to Social Media Passwords

by Tyson B. Snow on 5/10/2012

A new bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives would make it illegal for employers to require applicants and employees to turn over their social media passwords. The bill, styled: Social Networking...more

Employee Privacy On Work Computers To Be Decided By Supreme Court

by Dentons on 5/8/2012

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Cole, 2011 ONCA 218. Mr. Cole, a teacher, was charged with possession of child pornography and unauthorized use of a...more

2011 Education Legislation Summary

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 10/4/2011

The following is a summary of the 2011 legislative changes affecting school districts. Click here for a pdf of the entire summary or click the links below to review the specific topics. To discuss these changes in more...more

Ohio Education Law Monthly (June 2010)

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 6/28/2010

In This Newsletter: *Supreme Court Rules that a Government Employer's Search of an Employee's Text Messages did not Violate his Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights *Family and Civic Engagement Teams *Summer Jobs and...more

Immigration Advisory: Recent Immigration Developments: The H-1B Count, Summer Travel, Arizona and Massachusetts Law, E-Verify and...

by Mintz Levin - Immigration on 5/12/2010

In this advisory: *Update on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services H-1B “Cap” Count *Summer Travel for FY 2011 H-1B Cap Filers ..Travel for F-1 Students Whose OPT Expires before October 1, 2010 *New Arizona...more

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Law

by Charles Privette on 1/1/2010

We provide a broad range of executive and management search services throughout the US and worldwide. We represent Network Recruiters and its 1,000 worldwide offices. Whether you require a single search or a global project,...more

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