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New Virginia Law Restricts Employer Access to Employees’ Social Media Accounts

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Add the Commonwealth of Virginia to the ever-growing list of states (now 19) that have enacted legislation to restrict an employer’s ability to seek access to current employees’ or job applicants’ social media accounts. ...more

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New Law Restricts Employer Access to Employee Social Media Accounts, Including Through “Friend Requests”

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On March 23, 2015, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed a new law, H.B. 2081, that restricts the ability of employers in Virginia to access the social media accounts of current and prospective employees—making Virginia...more

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