Employers are the first to recognize the impact social media has in the workplace. Social media websites are increasingly being used by businesses and their employees for both professional and personal purposes. For that reason, employers have a genuine interest in managing how employees’ social media postings affects the business. Employers must also be aware Read more
Vermont Enacts Employee Social Network Password Protection Law Vermont becomes the latest state to enact an employee social network privacy law. The new law prohibits an employer from attempting to gain access to employees’ and applicants’ personal electronic accounts by (1) requesting or requiring disclosure of a user name, password or other log-in information or Read more
Maryland has become the first state to officially prohibit employers from requiring that applicants or employees disclose their user names or passwords for websites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Last week, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed the controversial Senate Bill 433 which goes into effect October 1, 2012. The new law applies to applicants’ Read more
