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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Cybercrimes and the Workplace

by Heather Pruger on 6/20/2012

This article discusses that, in addition to civil liability that employment lawyers tend to be alert for in departing employee scenarios, departing employees can also be criminally liable for theft, misappropriation, or other...more

The Challenge of Young Employees and Technology

by Edward McGlone on 2/3/2012

Cisco’s 2011 Connected World Technology Report found that 70% of young professional employees disregard their employer’s technology policies on a regular basis. This presents significant litigation and public relations risks...more

Obtaining and Using Social Media in Litigation: Tips for the Employment Practitioner

by Heather Pruger on 11/15/2011

Tips for obtaining social media during litigation, and using for your client's advantage....more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update - Vol. 2, Issue 5 - October 2011

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/17/2011

In this issue: NLRB Report Provides Guidance to Employers on Social Media Issues; Rough Waters: Repeat Infringer Policies and the DMCA Safe Harbors; What Every Company Should Know About E Discovery and Social Media; CDA...more

Using Social Media in Pre-Litigation Investigation

by Heather Pruger on 9/15/2011

Pre-litigation practice pointers for locating, obtaining, and protecting the wealth of often-overlooked information that is voluntarily disclosed via social and other electronic media content. Published in the September 2011...more

Social Media: Too Powerful To Ignore (FBA-MD Newsletter)

by Heather Pruger on 6/3/2011

This article, published in the June 2011 issue of the newsletter of the Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, discusses the powerful tool that social media has become. Social media is too difficult to ignore and...more

Your Workplace Computer Is A Lonely Public Roadway

by Eli Kantor on 2/2/2011

According to the third district appellate court in Holmes v. Petrovich, 2011 DJDAR 671, your office privacy is a lonely public roadway. And where the limits are clearly posted, you had better obey—no matter what kind of...more

The Cat's Paw: How Social Media Can Lead You Astray

by Eli Kantor on 11/11/2010

The pen has become even mightier since Facebook and its kin stepped into the courtroom. Today, courts consider social media posts to be beyond the purview of the right of privacy - and fully admissible in court. Now, with...more

Online and email risks at work

by Helen Peach on 9/24/2010

A quick checklist...more

An Overview of Electronic Discovery in Employment Law

by Rob Robinson on 8/26/2009

This short 15 slide presentation provides the framework for developing and discussing Electronic Discovery in Employment Law. ...more

Discovering Unburied Treasure on Social Networking Web Sites

by Rubin Sinins on 5/22/2009

Article discusses discoverability of information posted on social networking web sites, including Facebook and MySpace, and analyzes how discovery disputes and potential admissibility at trial of this information may be...more

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