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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

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

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

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

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

by Joseph Rich | Cozen O'Connor on 5/16/2013

For those recovery and subrogation professionals facing the challenge of serving foreign defendants with legal papers for actions filed in the U.S. courts, the process “serving” those foreign defendants can be a long and...more

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

by Elizabeth Featherman, Camille Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 30, 2013, Magistrate Judge Westmore recommended that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California award Facebook $2.8 million in damages from typosquatters under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection...more

Facebook Discussion About "Street People" Protected

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 5/15/2013

In a recent decision involving employee social media activity, the National Labor Relations Board held that a high-end clothing boutique in San Francisco violated the National Labor Relations Act when it terminated employees...more

Protecting Privacy or Enabling Fraud? Employee Social Media Password Protection Laws May Clash with FINRA Rules

by Jessica Goldenberg | Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 5/9/2013

As a growing number of states pass legislation which will protect individuals’ social media accounts from employer scrutiny, they have encountered a surprising adversary – FINRA and other securities regulators....more

Healthcare Update, No. 2, May 2013: Facebook Foils FMLA Faker

by Karen Luchka | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/8/2013

The legitimate and beneficial purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are undeniable. The law provides employees who have a serious health condition, are caring for a family member with a serious health condition,...more

New Jersey’s Social Networking Privacy Law Gets Conditional Veto by Gov. Christie

by Mark Diana, Christopher Elko, Evan J. Shenkman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/8/2013

On April 5, 2013, Governor Chris Christie issued a conditional veto of New Jersey’s proposed “Facebook law” (A-2878), which is intended to prohibit employers from inquiring about or otherwise accessing applicants’ and...more

Workplace Policy Institute: Social Media Password Protection and Privacy — The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects...

by Philip Gordon, William Simmons, Amber Spataro | Littler on 5/3/2013

Introduction - Social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others have become a part of daily life in the United States and abroad. The unavoidable reach of social media into our personal lives has...more

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #27

by Paul McDonald, Daniel J. Murphy | Bernstein Shur on 5/2/2013

We are pleased to present the 27th edition of the Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter. This month, we highlight stories that will have an impact on business, commerce and litigation, including the...more

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 5/1/2013

Is it ever NOT okay to delete your social media account? That's the question we ask in this JD Supra Legal Perspective. And for an answer, we look at recent coverage of a case in which an airline worker in New Jersey...more

NLRB Affirms ALJ On Facebook Firing Case

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 5/1/2013

As we have discussed in several previous alerts, the National Labor Relations Board continues to pursue complaints against employers related to an expanding realm of policies and social media activity. In another recent...more

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/29/2013

In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it intended to release a guidance document explaining how it will regulate industry’s use of social media to advertise products or communicate with...more

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

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

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

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

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

Facebook v. Typosquatters: Damages and Domains Awarded Under Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act

Facebook Discussion About "Street People" Protected

Protecting Privacy or Enabling Fraud? Employee Social Media Password Protection Laws May Clash with FINRA Rules

Healthcare Update, No. 2, May 2013: Facebook Foils FMLA Faker

New Jersey’s Social Networking Privacy Law Gets Conditional Veto by Gov. Christie

Workplace Policy Institute: Social Media Password Protection and Privacy — The Patchwork of State Laws and How It Affects...

Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #27

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

NLRB Affirms ALJ On Facebook Firing Case

FDA Issues Two Warning Letters for Social Media Use: FDA Does Not Approve of “Liking” Consumer Claims and Targets Website Search...

The Expanding Law on Employee Use of Social Media

No, You Can’t Deactivate Your Facebook Account When Litigation Is Pending

Spoliation Sanction For Deactivating Facebook Account

8-K’s Announcing Reg FD Social Media Channels Begin; NYSE Weighs In

SEC Greenlights Use of Social Media for Publicly Disclosing Company Information

Social Media in Litigation

Spoliation of Social Media Evidence: New Jersey Court Cracks Down

Navigating the Patchwork: When Is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?

Be Careful What You Wish For: SEC Permits Company Disclosures Via Social Media If Regulation FD Requirements Are Met

Workplace Issues Now Grow on “Vines”; Why Employers Need a Policy More Than Ever

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

[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account? [Video]

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