Just a quick holiday reminder that Tennessee's new password protection law goes into effect next Thursday, January 1, 2015.
Under the new law, employers can no longer:
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Request or require an applicant or employee to disclose a password that allows access to the individual's personal Internet account;
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Compel an applicant or employee to add the employer or an employment agency (including but not limited to a background check company) to the individual's personal Internet account contacts, associates or "friends" list;
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Compel an applicant or employee to access a personal Internet account in the employer's presence in a manner which enables the employer to observe the contents of the individual's personal Internet account; or
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Take adverse action, fail to hire or otherwise penalize an applicant or employee for failing to disclose information or otherwise comply with one of the prohibited activities described above.
We hope everyone has a safe and blessed holiday season! We are grateful for the opportunity to have worked with many of you in 2014 and look forward to doing so in the New Year.
