Study: 13 million Facebook users aren't protecting their privacy by Steven Getman on 5/5/2012 According to a new study by Consumer Reports, approximately 13 million Facebook users in the United States either ignore, don’t know how to use, or aren't aware of Facebook’s privacy settings. Furthermore, the...more
LXBN This Week Ep. 2: EEOC on Criminal Records & Transgender Discrimination, BP Oil Spill Arrest, AZ Immigration Law at SCOTUS [Video] by LXBN on 4/30/2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------- For links to all posts mentioned in the video, go here: http://lexne.ws/ags ------------------------------------------------------------------- LXBN...more
Why Your Social Media Presence Needs To Be Vetted By A Social Media Attorney by Michelle Sherman on 4/24/2012 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a very fitting description for what businesses are learning when they do not have their social media presence reviewed by a social media law attorney. Here are a few...more
How to Use a Social Media Expert at Trial by Kevin L. Nichols on 4/16/2012 By: Kevin L. Nichols Spoliation, defamation, stalking, and insurance fraud are just a few examples of issues that may require factual evidence necessary to persuade a jury at trial. The methods of obtaining this evidence...more
Failure to Act Promptly in Rectifying an Inadvertent Disclosure May Waive Privilege by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 4/16/2012 The Plaintiffs in this action are Assistant Store Managers who are pursuing a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for overtime wages against Duane Reade, Inc. and Duane Reade Holdings, Inc. (“Duane...more
Non-competes in the Electronic Workplace Solicitation in the Age of Social Media by Christina Bost Seaton on 3/31/2012 Prepared for the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Mid-Winter Meeting by the Non-Competition, Trade Secrets, Proprietary Information, and Duty of...more
Non-competes in the Electronic Workplace Solicitation in the Age of Social Media by Christina Bost Seaton on 3/31/2012 Paper prepared for the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Mid-Winter Meeting by the Non-Competition, Trade Secrets, Proprietary Information, and...more
Employee expectations and business risks in social media by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 2/27/2012 Social media use in and out of the workplace continues to proliferate. Improper use carries risks to businesses, such as unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, infringement on intellectual property rights and...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
Unintentional Disclosure - Employee Communication To Counsel by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 10/6/2011 Consider the following hypothetical: After an employee files a lawsuit against her employer, the employer copies the contents of her workplace computer for possible use in defending the lawsuit, and provides copies to its...more
Using Social Media in Pre-Litigation Investigation by Heather Pruger on 9/15/2011 Practice pointers for the pre-litigation investigation and protection of often-overlooked social and other electronic media....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