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Ohio Joins the Fray on Employers Asking for Social Media Passwords
This is not a problem that needs fixing. Companies simply aren't engaging in the type of conduct this bill seeks to legislate.
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EEOC to Publish Discrimination Charge Statistics Online
The U.S. Equal Employment Commission said May 14 it is making its private sector workplace discrimination charge statistics for each of the 50 states and U.S. territories available online for fiscal years 2009-2011.
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I Don't Like This Opinion; Facebook 'Like' as Free Speech?
I could comfortably retire if I had a dollar for every time in my career that I have heard, 'But I have a right to free speech; I can say what I want and not get fired.'
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Facebook Foibles
It's not just the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Employers generally are still fumbling around in the Facebook dark. And more shins will be bruised before we find the light switch.
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Employer Requests for Applicants' Online Access Gets Lawmakers' Attention
A letter sent to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asks that agency to issue a legal opinion as to whether asking for passwords violates current federal law.
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Companies Bring Bring-Your-Own-Device Policies to the Party
More and more companies are establishing bring-your-own-device policies. Once they get past the initial security concerns, most company leaders are finding little downside to allowing employees to use their own smartphones and tablets for work.
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Bill Barring Firms From Requiring Applicant Passwords Awaits Governor's OK
Calls have been growing for federal and state legislation that would bar employers from requiring access to job applicants' social media postings.
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NLRB Hones Workplace Social Media Policies
The case of a worker at a popcorn packaging facility who was fired for criticizing a supervisor in a Facebook posting has attracted the most interest, as it ‘highlight[s] what is likely to become the NLRB's new test for deciding whether the action for which an employee was disciplined was so
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Don't Delete That Tweet
As more companies jump on Facebook and Twitter, tech vendors including Synmantec, Smarsh and HootSuite are expanding their social media archiving offerings.
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To Email or Not to Email?
Limiting an employee's digital access can decrease an employer's legal liability, attorney Jennifer F. DiMarco writes.
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Social Media Archiving Policy Q&A
EPolicy Institute Executive Director Nancy Flynn discusses what companies should and shouldn't be doing.
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Former Groupon Employees Countersue Over Contract Terms
The countersuit, filed Jan. 25, reveals an increasingly testy relationship between two high-profile Internet players: Google, the king of search advertising, based in Mountain View, California, and Chicago-based Groupon, the leader in the new online-advertising business with daily deals.
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NLRB: Employer Social Media Policies Should not Bar Protected Worker Activity
An analysis of the NLRB's rulings also indicates that if an employee makes a comment on Facebook and fellow employees respond, it is considered protected activity. It is not protected, however, if only friends respond to the posting.
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The Impact of Motors & Mobiles
Experts recommend that employers establish and enforce policies about talking or texting while driving on the job. As many companies have discovered, distracted drivers are a liability to themselves and other motorists—as well as the employers for whom they work.
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Complying With GINA
Follow these tips to stay in compliance with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
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Genetic Shake-Up
You must make the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act part of your company's DNA.
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Court Rules Employer Liable for Accident Involving Employee's Vehicle
A contractor can be held liable for an employee hitting and injuring another worker with a truck, even though the accident involved the employee's personal vehicle, a California appellate court has ruled.
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Court Rules in Favor of Workers Comp for Nurse Injured While Glancing at Cellphone While Driving
A nurse who momentarily glanced down at her cellphone to see if her employer was calling is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries suffered in an automobile accident, the Court of Appeals of Virginia has ruled.
