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Jackson Walker

What’s in an Emoji? How Generational Differences in Communication Impact the Workplace and Can Increase Liability

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To meme or not to meme, that is the question. With millennials comprising 35% of the workforce and Gen Z expected to reach 30% by 2030, the use of emojis, emoticons, and memes in the workplace is inevitable. This article...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] Emoji in the Workplace – What You Need to Know - November 3rd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

The percentage of the connected population utilizing emoji in the workplace has increased from 33% in 2016 to 77% today. More than 26 million custom emoji have been created in Slack and the use of emoji in Teams is universal,...more

Littler

Is an Emoji Worth a Thousand Words? The Impact of Emojis in the Workplace

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Work does not always occur within the physical confines of a workplace.  Indeed, due to the interconnectivity of today’s world, work often takes place in the digital space, where employees regularly use pictorial icons and...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Virtual Event] Emoji in the Workplace – What You Need to Know - October 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

The percentage of the connected population utilizing emoji in the workplace has increased from 33% in 2016 to 77% today. More than 26 million custom emoji have been created in Slack and the use of emoji in Teams is universal,...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] The Impact of Emoji in Workplace Communications - March 5th, 1:00 pm ET

More than 26 million custom emoji have been created in Slack and the use of emoji in Teams is universal, revolutionizing the way we communicate. Some employees can have entire discussion with emoji, and it takes just one...more

Verrill

Dear Byron: Emojis at Work

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[Letter to Byron D. Verrill, who in 1862 began the law practice known today as Verrill Dana, LLP] - Dear Byron D. Verrill - The other day an employee asked me what our policy is on emoji use in the office. We don’t have...more

Cozen O'Connor

II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today

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This episode flashes back to 1980's 9 to 5 workplace, and then goes back to the future to compare today's workplace of emoji harassment, a new game-changing overtime exemption rule, the 1st ever employer antitrust complaint...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Texter Beware: Emojis As Evidence

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Imagine if the above emojis, casually fired off in a text message (or in an Instagram or Facebook post) to a friend or colleague, could be used against you as evidence of workplace harassment? Or if another combination of...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

A New Valentine’s Day Conundrum for Employers: Could Emoji Messages Amount to Harassment in the #MeToo Era?

It’s Valentine’s Day yet again, but this year the climate is different for employers. Between the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, and the near-daily collapse of famous and powerful men (and some women) due to allegations of...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

HR’s Hottest Must-Have: Universal Workplace Emoji!

An article in Monday’s New York Post discussed misunderstandings that can arise in the workplace based on use of “chat” apps and their associated emoji. A woman interviewed for the article said that she had messaged her...more

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