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New Employee Privacy and Union Voting Rights Laws in Virginia Go Into Effect July 2013

by Thomas J. Flaherty, Rebecca Roche | Littler on 5/20/2013

Virginia has enacted two new laws that are intended to enhance employee protections, particularly during union organizing drives in the Commonwealth. One law guarantees the right to vote in a secret ballot election. The...more

Utah Employment Law Letter - May 2013: Legislation: Utah’s new privacy law: Don’t ask employees for their passwords

by Kirton McConkie PC on 5/7/2013

Utah lawmakers recently passed the Internet Employment Privacy Act (IEPA), joining at least six other states in prohibiting employers from requiring employees or job applicants to disclose their passwords or user names for...more

Utah Enacts Internet Employment Privacy Law

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/25/2013

Utah has joined California, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan in enacting legislation to protect the online privacy of employees and/or job applicants....more

Promos, But No Privacy...

by Adam Klarfeld | FordHarrison on 4/5/2013

Last night’s episode of The Office gave the characters their first glimpse into their upcoming documentary. Surprisingly, this seems to be the first time any of them contemplated that the world (literally) will be able to see...more

News From The Heartland: Social Media Privacy Law Proposed In Nebraska

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/15/2013

Employers in Nebraska should take note that the Nebraska Legislature has recently introduced a bill that would prohibit employers from demanding access to applicants' and employees' social media accounts. Similar bills were...more

Doing Business in Canada: Employment & Labour

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

The relationship between an employer and an employee in Canada is heavily regulated. All jurisdictions in Canada – both federal and provincial - have enacted legislation (statutes and regulations) governing various aspects of...more

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