Social Media

Colorado and Washington Join Growing List of States Prohibiting Employer Access to Employee Social Media Accounts

by Kevin Khurana | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/24/2013

Colorado on May 12, 2013 and Washington on May 21, 2013 joined the likes of California, Maryland, Utah and New Mexico by prohibiting employers from requesting that prospective and current employees disclose their username and...more

You “Like” Me, You Really “Like” Me – Looking At The Legal Effect Of Facebook Likes And Friends

by Travis Crabtree | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/24/2013

Is liking something expressive activity protected by the First Amendment? Does being a Facebook “friend” create the appearance of impropriety requiring the judge to recuse himself from the case?...more

Disconnecting to Enhance Your LinkedIn Network

by PeopleLinx, LLC on 5/24/2013

Building your best network on LinkedIn is not about quantity, it is about quality. As the lead Social Business Specialist here at PeopleLinx, I am always asked questions about best practices for network building and...more

Check Your Pulse: Get Ready for the New LinkedIn

by PeopleLinx, LLC on 5/23/2013

What is LinkedIn? A social network? A resume? A job board site? A Rolodex? A news site? None of the above. LinkedIn is your entire professional life – your experience, credibility, network, and potential – on the web....more

Washington State Joins Trend of New Social Media Laws

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/23/2013

On May 21, 2013, Washington's governor signed SB 5211 into law, making Washington the latest state to prohibit employers from requiring or requesting that prospective and current employees disclose their username and password...more

Nutty News: Dear Biggest Fan, Here’s a Cease-and-Desist Letter

by Martha Engel | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 5/22/2013

You have to be one big fan of a company or product to establish a World {What-You-Cannot-Live-Without} Day. Well, a sticky situation with the well-known hazelnut spread Nutella may have you rethinking your public affection....more

New Guidance Issued on Social Media Use for Alcohol Beverage Companies

by Cary Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/21/2013

On Monday, the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (“TTB”) released new guidance on the use of social media by alcohol beverage companies. The Industry Circular explicitly equates “social media” with “advertising,” and...more

Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

by Polsinelli on 5/21/2013

Social media at work: What's allowed and what isn't? Facebook and LinkedIn are eradicating the carefully crafted compartments that generations have relied upon in leading their lives. Denver attorney Sean Gallagher shares how...more

Five CMOs, five minutes each, five thoughts on social media

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 5/21/2013

Last Friday in Washington D.C., I had the pleasure of joining four other CMOs for an LMA Capital Chapter panel on “How Leading Law Firm Marketers Are Positioning Their Firms and People to Succeed.” Among the luminaries on the...more

Business News Digest – May 2013

In this issue: - Does the SEC Like Social Media? Understanding the Application of Regulation FD to Social Media - NIST Holds First Workshop on Executive Order Cybersecurity Framework - Jumpstart Our...more

Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

by Michael Schmidt | Cozen O'Connor on 5/21/2013

Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees (i.e., applicants) or current employees. But there is a third category...more

New Colorado Law Prohibits Employer Access to Applicant and Employee Personal Social Media Accounts

by Katharine Parker, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 12, 2013, Colorado’s governor signed H.B. 1046 into law to forbid employers from requiring or requesting that prospective and current employees disclose their username and password to their personal social media...more

Workplace Harassment Benchmark Survey

by NAVEX Global on 5/20/2013

Executive Summary - NAVEX Global, the world’s largest provider of workplace ethics and compliance solutions, conducted a survey of 500+ ethics and compliance business professionals to identify trends in broader...more

NLRB Continues To Scrutinize Social Media Policies And Activities

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 5/20/2013

Recent decisions from the full National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as well as an NLRB Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) highlight the fact that social media policies and employee communications remain on the agency's radar and...more

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

by Jake Romero | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/20/2013

Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for...more

Act On Clarifying Ownership of Work-Related Social Media Accounts Before You Become “Dinner”

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/20/2013

Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of delivering the keynote address at Adnet Technologies’ Worksmart 2013. My thanks to Adnet (Christopher, Ed, Amanda, and Faith in particular) and the hundreds who attended. We were...more

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - May 2013

by Wendell Bartnick, Cedric Burton, Caitlin Courtney, Wendy Devine, Tonia Klausner, Anna Pateraki, Tracy Shapiro, Gerard Stegmaier | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/17/2013

In this issue: - FTC Issues New Guidance for Disclosures in Online Advertising - European Regulators Opine on "Purpose Limitation" Principle – What Constitutes "Compatible Use" in the Context of Big Data?...more

Hey Employers: Employee Social Media Passwords are (Mostly) None of Your Business (Not that You’ve Been Inquiring)

by Adam S. Forman, David G. King | Miller Canfield on 5/17/2013

“Likes,” “tweets,” “hashtags,” and “wall posts” are all words that have quickly entered our lexicon through the continuing explosion of growth that is social media....more

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- May 2013

by Luke T. Bagley, Jay G. Baris, Thomas M. Devaney, Kelley A. Howes, Robert E. Putney, III, Isabelle Sajous | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Allows Limited Use of Social Media for Public Disclosure; Federal Reserve Board Publishes a Final Rule Specifying when Nonbank Firms are “Predominantly Engaged in...more

SEC Chair Mary Jo White On Social Media

by Stephen M. Quinlivan | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Dodd-Frank and... on 5/17/2013

In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, SEC Chair Mary Jo White stated that the Netflix Section 21(a) report stands for the proposition that use of social media is acceptable “so...more

Party Foul! NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay for Party Bus Guide After Finding Facebook Postings Amount To Protected Union...

by Chris Brown, Alexandra Stathopoulos, Michael Weil | Orrick - Global Employment Law Group on 5/16/2013

Providing yet another example of how online social networking can amount to protected conduct under the National Labor Relations Act, the NLRB ruled earlier this month in New York Party Shuttle, LLC and Fred Pflantzer, CN:...more

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Colorado and Washington Join Growing List of States Prohibiting Employer Access to Employee Social Media Accounts

You “Like” Me, You Really “Like” Me – Looking At The Legal Effect Of Facebook Likes And Friends

Disconnecting to Enhance Your LinkedIn Network

Check Your Pulse: Get Ready for the New LinkedIn

Washington State Joins Trend of New Social Media Laws

Nutty News: Dear Biggest Fan, Here’s a Cease-and-Desist Letter

New Guidance Issued on Social Media Use for Alcohol Beverage Companies

Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

Five CMOs, five minutes each, five thoughts on social media

Business News Digest – May 2013

Employee Working For You? You Say "No", LinkedIn Says "Yes"

New Colorado Law Prohibits Employer Access to Applicant and Employee Personal Social Media Accounts

Workplace Harassment Benchmark Survey

NLRB Continues To Scrutinize Social Media Policies And Activities

The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors

Act On Clarifying Ownership of Work-Related Social Media Accounts Before You Become “Dinner”

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - May 2013

Hey Employers: Employee Social Media Passwords are (Mostly) None of Your Business (Not that You’ve Been Inquiring)

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- May 2013

SEC Chair Mary Jo White On Social Media

Party Foul! NLRB Orders Reinstatement and Back Pay for Party Bus Guide After Finding Facebook Postings Amount To Protected Union...

Whose Social Media Account Is It, Anyway?

Service by Social Media: The First Step in a New Way to Serve Foreign Defendants

IR And Social Media: The Flood Gates Open To Little More Than A Trickle

Continuous Disclosure – What to Say and When?

Social Media At Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't? PODCAST - Inside Law [Video]

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