This post was authored by David Urban.
Social media and the First Amendment is a fascinating and quickly-developing area of the law. All types of business organizations have a social media presence, for example, a Twitter page or Facebook account, and often on their own websites invite the public to comment. The same is
Last month, the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency overseeing private sector labor relations, issued its much anticipated decision in Karl Knauz Motors, Inc dba Knauz BMW and Robert Becker (“Knauz BMW”). The Board held that the BMW dealership’s “courtesy” rule, which among other things prohibited employees from making remarks that were
Governor Jerry Brown last week signed two new privacy laws that will go into effect January 1, 2013. AB 1844 and SB 1349 prohibit employers, colleges and universities from requiring or asking prospective and current employees and students to disclose social media usernames and passwords. It also prohibits requiring or requesting employees and students to
The National Labor Relations Board issued a new report discussing seven social media cases handled by the agency. This report is the third released by the NLRB regarding social media in the last year, and focuses on the policies of seven companies. The report provides guidance to employers who have social media policies or are
Maryland recently became the first in the nation to ban employers from asking job applicants and employees for their Facebook and other social media passwords. The law was signed into legislation by Maryland’s Governor approximately one year after the ACLU took on the case of Robert Collins who claimed he was forced to turn over
There is no getting around it anymore: your employees are on Facebook. Recent statistics from Facebook’s website state that it has over 800 million users. It is time for all employers to know the rules surrounding employee use of social media.
For purposes of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), social media is described as
In August we reported on a new Missouri law that regulated communications between teachers and students on social media websites. We also reported on the Missouri State Teachers Association’s (“MSTA”) successful efforts to block this so-called “Facebook Law” by obtaining a preliminary injunction from a Missouri Court. Now, Missouri’s Legislature has voted to repeal the
This post was co-authored by Elizabeth Arce
It seems that every time you turn on the news some new technological innovation is being announced. For example, recent weeks have seen the unveiling of new tablet computers and smartphones. In addition, social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn are constantly announcing upgrades to their
Last week we reported on a new Missouri law that regulates communications between teachers and students on social media websites. This so-called “Facebook Law” was scheduled to go into effect this week. However, at the request of the Missouri State Teachers Association, a Missouri Circuit Court issued a preliminary injunction on Friday blocking
As the summer draws to an end, parents and students are beginning to prepare for the start of the school year. For many parents, sending their children off to school can be both a joyous and fearful occasion. The worry experienced by parents is fueled, in part, by news headlines of teachers having inappropriate sexual