Heather Pruger – Saul Ewing LLP

This article discusses the fact that technology has changed the way the practice of law looks, but has not changed the fact that, as lawyers, we have a professional obligation to provide our clients with timely, competent, and…more

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

On May 2, 2012, Governor O'Malley signed legislation making Maryland the first state to ban employers from requiring employees or job applicants to provide access to their personal social media and other Internet-based accounts…more

The article discusses the aggressive actions that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken in pursuing employers on the basis of their social media policies under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. The…more

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

Practice pointers for the pre-litigation investigation and protection of often-overlooked social and other electronic media…more

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

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 poses…more

On March 22, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. that the FLSA prohibits employers from retaliating against employees on the basis of an employee's oral complaint, but declined…more