Who owns company LinkedIn or Twitter profiles/accounts, the employer or the employee?
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Maryland and Illinois Seek to Protect Employee Social Media Activity
Have you ever reviewed the Facebook or LinkedIn profile or other social media activity of an employee or applicant? How about requiring employees or applicants to provide access to social media activity as a condition of employment.
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Supreme Court Says Warrants Are Required For GPS Monitoring by Police
Supreme Court, GPS monitoring, Fourth Amendment and some thoughts for employers
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What’s On Your Mind?
We want to extend to you the opportunity to tell us what is on your mind in the world of data privacy, social media and information management.
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Second Social Media Report From NLRB Acting General Counsel
Second Social Media Report From NLRB Acting General Counsel
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Social Media Guide for Hospitals
The ECRI Institute recently published an excellent summary of key issues for hospitals concerning social media (registration required), a valuable read for any hospital administrator, risk manager or human resources director. ECRI reports that approximately 4,000 U.S. hospitals own social media sites and that number is sure to grow significantly. One of the reasons for this growth will likely be due in significant
School Kids’ Data at Risk
Note to parents and school districts – data thieves are targeting cash-strapped school distrists to steal unprotected personal information of students who happen to have pristine credit histories.
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Wall Street Journal Article Is Reminder to Employers Concerning NLRB Focus On Social Media
A Wall Street Journal article on December 2 discusses the National Labor Relations Board’s emergence into social media and non-union workplaces. For employers that have not looked at their policies and practices concerning employee activity in social media, this article serves as a good reminder.
Record Retention and Notice Requirements Go Into Effect for New Jersey Employers
New Jersey notice and records maintenance requirements concerning records that must be maintained by employers under the wage and hour laws, prevailing wage act, unemployment law, temporary disability benefits law, family leave insurance benefits law, workers compensation law, and gross income tax law.
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Automating HIPAA Compliance Tracking and Audit Preparation
HIPAA covered entities and business associates need to consider how to practically and efficiently track and illustrate compliance should they find an OCR investigator knocking at the door.
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