Employee Computer.JPGThere 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

Facebook.jpgIn 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

Social-media-icons.pngIt 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

Facebook_icon.pngAs 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

Social networking websites have become a treasure trove for lawyers looking for damaging information that could be used to impeach an opposing party or any adverse witnesses in a lawsuit.  As a result, the New York Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics looked into the following question:

May a lawyer view and access the Facebook

This guest post was authored by Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

twitter-newbird-blue.pngIn two weeks, more than 1,000 California water district professionals will gather at ACWA’s 2011 Spring Conference & Exhibition. Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Attorneys, Shelline Bennett and Morin Jacob will be presenting on two areas of our practice: hiring/reference checks and social media.  In addition, we will