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Unless it is necessary to comply with a state or federal law or regulation, effective October 1, 2013, it will be illegal for a Nevada employer to require, request, or even suggest that an employee or a prospective employee...more
As could be expected, employer-side lawyers aren’t too fond of this trend toward laws preventing them from asking their employees for their social media credentials. But it isn’t only because it makes things like legitimate...more
Riding a wave of national news stories about employers forcing applicants or employees to turn over social media passwords as a condition of employment, the Oregon legislature recently passed House Bill 2654....more
On May 22, 2013, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law House Bill 2654, making Oregon the tenth state to enact a law prohibiting employers from accessing employees' private social media sites. The new law, which...more
The dust is still settling from the mad dash that is the end of the Connecticut General Assembly session. ...more
From the Hill: FMLA Amendment and Anti-Arbitration Legislation - Lawmakers on the Hill are considering two employment-related bills that would make changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act and invalidate pre-dispute...more
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 extended into our...more
Although the Governor called a special session extending the Texas Legislative session, the topics to be addressed are political ones and not the ones we have been tracking....more
Colorado has joined the growing trend among the states to protect the social media privacy rights of employees and applicants. +2013 Bill Text CO H.B. 1046....more
A detailed social media policy specifically addressing the ownership of social media accounts is key to a corporation’s ability to maintain ownership of an employee’s account after the employee leaves the corporation....more
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
Mandatory Sick Leave Coming to New York City - Businesses with 20 or more employees will be required to provide paid sick time to their workers, if legislation before the New York City Council is passed. Although Mayor...more
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
As part of our continuing coverage of the Texas Legislature Watch (they only meet every other year in Texas), we look at the bill that would prohibit employers from demanding passwords or other access to the social media...more
Act 1480, signed by Governor Mike Beebe on April 22, 2013, prohibits an Arkansas employer from requiring or requesting a current or prospective employee to (1) disclose his or her username or password for a personal social...more
On April 22, 2013, Arkansas' governor signed H.B. 1901, continuing the national momentum to prohibit employers from requesting or requiring prospective and current employees to disclose their username and password to their...more
On April 5, 2013, New Mexico's governor made it unlawful for an employer to: - request or require that a prospective employee divulge a password allowing access to his or her account or profile on a social networking...more
On March 21, 2013, a broadly-worded social media privacy bill (A2878) received final legislative approval, and now awaits action by Governor Chris Christie. As discussed in several prior issues, this bill would bar an...more
EEOC Releases Letter Addressing Wellness Programs and Reasonable Accommodation Obligations - In a letter issued recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), Peggy Mastroianni, the agency's Legal Counsel,...more
New Labor Code section 980, effective January 1, 2013, generally precludes employers from requiring or asking employees or job applicants to disclose their user names or passwords, or to provide access to, or divulge...more
Utah may be the next state to join the ranks of California, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan in prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees or job applicants to disclose their personal internet and social...more
On March 26, 2013, Utah joined Maryland, Illinois, California, and Michigan as the fifth state to prohibit employers from requesting that job applicants or employees disclose passwords protecting their personal internet...more
Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. YouTube. Blogs. Email. Texts. Social media in the workplace has become a fact of life for all employers. Companies are learning that these once feared social media sites can be powerful marketing...more
In legal circles, we’ve all been anxiously awaiting a result in the case of Eagle v. Morgan (download here) – a case out of Pennsylvania where the issue who owned a LinkedIn page and contacts (the employee vs. the employer)...more
WASHINGTON, D.C. - New employment laws in areas ranging from criminal background checks to weapons at work are likely to bubble up in states across the nation this year....more
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