The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal of a former City of Daytona Beach Fire Inspector who argued that the City improperly used her “personal health information” to defend itself against her lawsuit for interference under the Family Medical Leave Act. In Bailey v. City of Daytona Beach Shores, the City
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Court Denies Access To Employee Social Media Accounts
If the intersection of social networking and workplace privacy laws piques your attention, you may find an article written by my colleague Michael Frankel particularly interesting. He writes about a recent case, Pecile v. Titan Capital Group, LLC out of New York, where the court refused to grant the defendants’ request for access to the…
Special Report – Social Media in the Workplace
Jackson Lewis Special Report on Social Media in the Workplace.
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Hospital Employee Terminated for HIPAA Data Breach, Discrimination Defense Rejected
Hospital employee’s discrimination claims were unsuccessful where termination resulted from HIPAA breach…
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Colorado Becomes Ninth State to Restrict Use Of Credit Information In Making Employment Decisions
Colorado joins eight other states in restricting employers’ use of credit information in making employment decisions…
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More States Limit Employer Access to Employee Social Media Accounts
More states pass laws limiting access by employers to the social media accounts of applicants and employees…
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New Mexico Joins Other States That Have Passed Social Media Privacy Laws
Add New Mexico to the list of states with social medica privacy laws…
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Top 13 for 2013 – Happy Privacy Day
Top 13 data privacy and security issues for 2013…
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Bans on Employers Requesting Social Media Passwords Continue as New Year Approaches
Michigan becomes fourth state to enact law banning employers from requiring access to employees’/applicants’ social media accounts…
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South Carolina Supreme Court Addresses When Email is Backed-Up Under the Stored Communications Act
Are emails saved in one’s Yahoo! account stored for backup protection under the Stored Communications Act?
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