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Social Media Policy Compliance

Social Media Policies are organizational personnel policies that outline, often in employee handbooks, acceptable standards for online behavior, as well as ownership and maintenance of organizational social media... more +
Social Media Policies are organizational personnel policies that outline, often in employee handbooks, acceptable standards for online behavior, as well as ownership and maintenance of organizational social media accounts and profiles. The development and enforcement of Social Media Policies can be a controversial issue. For example, some Social Media Policies have been subjected to scrutiny by the National Labor Relations Board for being reasonably interpreted as discouraging "protected concerted activity."  less -
Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Social Media Compliance Risk

Social media keeps evolving: From MySpace to Facebook to Twitter to SnapChat to TikTok to whatever comes next. One thing stays the same, though: there are lots of compliance risk. In this podcast Kortney Nordrum,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Social Media, Employees and Reputational Risks

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Organizational risk does not exist in a vacuum – social forces have a direct and immediate impact on company risks, especially when it comes to employee conduct.  Social media has transformed our society, making information...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Truth in Advertising, Cannabis, and the Importance of a Crisis Plan and Social Media Policy

If you’ve ever wondered whether Big Brother is watching you online, the answer is yes. I’m not just referring to the big data and privacy breaches such as Equifax’s recent $700 million settlement which has been reported in...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: FTC and FDA Team Up to Send Warning Letters About Social Media Influencer Posts

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued joint warning letters to four sellers of e-liquids, the nicotine “juice” used in vaping regarding their use of social media...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Day 3 of One Month to 360-Degrees of Communications in Compliance-The D&B Experience

How does one company and one Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) actively use social media to make more effective the company’s compliance culture? The company is the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) and its CCO, Louis Sapirman, whom I...more

NAVEX

5 Key Takeaways from My Long List of Regulatory Changes Shared at ECVC2016

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As 2016 draws to a close with a major political transition underway in Washington, D.C., organizations already dealing with a rapidly evolving regulatory environment now face uncertainty regarding whether some of the new...more

Baker Donelson

Social Media Compliance Policies: Your Company Needs One

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Use of social media is ubiquitous in today's society. This is astounding when you think back to 2004 and realize that social media did not exist then. Fast forward ten years and by September 2014, 58% of all American adults...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2015-16 Compliance Developments & Calendar for Private Fund Advisers

Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are required to review their policies and procedures on at least an annual basis. As an aid to the required review and to assist with timely completion of required compliance tasks, below...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Maine joins the mainstream with new social media law

Joining more than 20 other states, and many of its sister states in the Northeast, Maine has passed a social media law that prohibits employers from requiring employees or applicants to provide them with their social media...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Social Media Week Part IV – Telling a Story About Honey

I continue my exploration of the use of social media in doing compliance by taking a look at a very innovative social media solution to a difficult compliance issue around, of all things, honey. This example shows how...more

NAVEX

NAVEX Global’s Most Popular Ethics & Compliance Matters Articles from 2014

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This year, we relaunched our blog with the goal of better serving the ethics and compliance community, providing deeper insights on topics that matter most to E&C professionals, as well as best practices and practical steps...more

Snell & Wilmer

Employer To Do List for the New Year

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As the new year is getting under way, employers should consider placing these developing issues at the top of their to do list: Social Media Policies - Employers should consider reviewing and updating social...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

2014 Labor And Employment Law Checklist

Each year, LP’s Labor & Employment Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope that you find this 2014...more

NAVEX

2014 Trends: #5 Top Ten Privacy and Related Ethics & Compliance Issues

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Trend number 5 is on the docket today as we move down our list of ethics and compliance trends to watch in 2014. Privacy issues have led the headlines for years but their intersection with ethics and compliance is coming to...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Trends In N.J. Whistleblowing And Retaliation Law – 2013 Roundup

2013 was a busy year for whistleblowing and retaliation law in New Jersey. This blog post summarizes noteworthy statutory and judicial developments for employers to consider in the new year....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New 2014 Oregon Employment Laws

Oregon employers are directly affected by several new laws recently passed by the legislature. Most changes went into effect on Jan. 1, 2014, unless otherwise noted. We’ve compiled a summary of the most significant changes...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Top New Jersey Legal Developments - January 2014

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2013 was a busy year for employment law in New Jersey. This newsletter summarizes noteworthy developments in ten key areas—social media, the Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), whistleblowing, background checks, drug and...more

Goodwin

FFEIC Releases Guidance on Applicability of Consumer Protection Laws to Social Media

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, which is comprised of the OCC, FRB, FDIC, NCUA, CFPB, and a state liaison committee, issued guidance addressing the applicability of federal consumer protection laws to...more

Fisher Phillips

Labor Letter, December 2013: Was It A Good Year Or Bad Year? The 2013 Employment Law Year In Review

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It's pretty common each December to take stock and look back at the year that is ending, whether it’s recounting the happy times and counting one’s blessings, or reliving the disappointments and ruing over the regrets (and...more

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Employers: Be aware of the NLRB when Implementing and Enforcing Social Media Policies

Many employers adopt policies that restrict employee internet conduct that could impact the company’s business. While it is prudent to provide employees with clear rules in this area, employers must be wary of aggressive...more

NAVEX

Compliance Communicator: September 2013

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Memo to Managers - Social Networking in the Workplace - More than 75 percent of American workers use some form of social networking*, and that number is likely to increase. And it’s not just younger workers who...more

Littler

New Jersey Becomes the Twelfth State to Enact Social Media Password Protection Legislation; Recent Amendment to Illinois’ Law...

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On August 29, 2013, New Jersey became the twelfth state to enact social media password protection legislation, continuing the nationwide trend towards imposing some form of restriction on employer access to the restricted,...more

Genova Burns LLC

#ThouShaltNotEvenAsk: Jersey Joins Growing Number of States that Prohibit Employers from Seeking Personal Social Media Information

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On August 29, 2013, New Jersey became the ninth State this year, and the twelfth State overall, to enact legislation prohibiting employers from seeking any personal social media account information from current or prospective...more

NAVEX

Key Considerations: Using Social Media to Promote Ethical Practices

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NAVEX Global and PwC recently sponsored a groundbreaking study from the Ethics Resource Center around Social Networking in the workplace. There was a lot covered in the study, so we’ve put the results in context for ethics...more

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