Social Media, Confidential Information

Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: It’s Algorithmic, But It May Not Be Private

Foley & Lardner LLP on 8/6/2024

The past few years have seen a sharp increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a variety of industries and workplaces. Many businesses have implemented AI to help streamline the recruitment and hiring process...more

Utah Legislature Repeals and Replaces Utah Social Media Regulation Act

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/12/2024

Keypoint: The Utah legislature repealed and replaced the Utah Social Media Act in response to a lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds. Prior to closing in early March, the Utah legislature passed two bills...more

What Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s Proposed Guidance On Workplace Harassment

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 10/17/2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") released its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. In light of recent legal developments, such as the Bostock v. Clayton County decision, which...more

Connecticut Expands Regulation of Consumer Data Privacy

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/3/2023

The Connecticut legislature passed and the governor recently signed amendments to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), the state's comprehensive consumer data privacy law, which goes into effect July 1, 2023. Some...more

Supreme Leak: NLRA Rights

Verrill on 5/12/2022

For blog followers, you likely saw last week’s post reminding you to revisit your confidentiality policies in the wake of the leaking of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, as well as our...more

Hashtags and Headlines: The Rise of Social Media

Venable LLP on 1/20/2022

Social media platforms continue to be a useful way to share information, keep in touch with friends and family, and even promote an independent school; however, they also can continue to create headaches for independent...more

Social Media, Employees and Reputational Risks

The Volkov Law Group on 10/6/2021

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

Six Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid on Lawyer TikTok

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 9/30/2021

At first glance, TikTok might not have obvious utility to the working professional. After all, its pandemic-era popularity seems to be the product of Zoom-schooled and homebound Gen Zers who flocked to the app as a new...more

There's No Place Like Home: Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Continuing to Work Remotely and Use Social Media

K&L Gates LLP on 6/22/2021

There’s no place like home. Now, more than any time in history, lawyers are working from home, supervising other lawyers who are also working remotely, and weighing options to integrate this change permanently in a...more

The Tools Used in Modern Business---Such As Videoconferencing---and the Social Media Culture Create Real Challenges to Protecting...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/17/2021

In the past decade, the prevalence of videoconferencing, social media, and other technological platforms have flooded college dorm rooms and boardroom meetings alike. The ubiquity of these technologies is unavoidable, and...more

NLRB Approves Workplace Social Media Policy Limiting Employees’ Online Communications

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/25/2021

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in a split decision 2-1, approved a California-based ambulance company’s implementation of a social media policy that prohibited employees from “inappropriate...more

8 Social Media Tips for Car Accident Claimants

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley on 1/19/2021

Social media can be lighthearted, funny, informative (e.g., who has the best New York Style Pizza in West Palm Beach?), and just plain fun. It can also be a catalyst for many positive changes; e.g., badly needed fundraisers....more

Firm Chat Application Policy: The Consequences of the UK FCA’s 2020 Prosecution of Konstantin Vishnyak

Cohen & Gresser LLP on 1/19/2021

The need for tighter control on employees’ use of chat applications when conducting or discussing company business. What we learned from the FCA’s 2020 Vishnyak prosecution and the FCA’s reminder about the need to record...more

Protecting Your IP: Social Media Dos and Don’ts

International Lawyers Network on 12/9/2020

Social media continues to offer an invaluable platform for natural products brands to engage and expand their customer base. In these times, consumers are using social media more and more—particularly on their mobile...more

The Lawyers' Lawyer Newsletter - Recent Developments in Risk Management - June/July 2020

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Lawyers' Lawyer... on 7/2/2020

Confidentiality – Electronically Stored Information – Unauthorized Access - The State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion Interim 16-0002 - Risk Management...more

[Webinar] Legal Ethics: Meeting Professional Obligations in the Midst of and in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic - April...

UB Greensfelder LLP on 4/17/2020

Join Ulmer attorney Alvin Mathews for a complimentary webinar as he discusses how to meet professional obligations in the midst of and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alvin will review competence, diligence and...more

Employment Law Now IV-65- The Great Debate Part 2: Employee Lawyer vs. Employer Lawyer

Cozen O'Connor on 4/17/2020

This is Part 2 of Mike Schmidt's 2-part episode pitting employee/plaintiff-side lawyer Hope Pordy, Esq. against employer/defendant-side lawyer Jeremy Glenn, Esq. to finish debating some interesting HR topics....more

Court Allows Company to Surreptitiously Monitor Former Employee’s Social Media Account to Support its Trade Secrets Claim

Butler Snow LLP on 4/23/2019

A federal court of appeals recently found that there was nothing wrong with a company monitoring a departed employee’s Facebook account and using that information to pursue a trade secrets claim against four former employees....more

Third Circuit: Spying on Former Employee’s Social Media Account Does Not Constitute “Unclean Hands” to Bar Trade Secret...

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 3/25/2019

Consider this: a former employee has just left his or her employer and may have taken trade secrets to a competitor. ...more

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