The District Court of New Jersey recently denied an employer’s motion to dismiss a former employee’s causes of action for invasion of privacy following a supervisor’s alleged unauthorized access to the employee’s Facebook account. 
In Ehling v. Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp., the plaintiff, a registered nurse and paramedic, alleged that the defendants engaged in a
Employee’s intrusion upon seclusion claim fails despite argument that he did not realize his employer could view the Facebook posts he made to a co-worker’s Facebook wall.
Continue Reading Employee’s Failure to Understand Facebook’s Settings Does Not Support Privacy Claim Against Employer
Illinois next in the line of states seeking to prohibit employers from asking employees and applicants for their Facebook and other social media passwords.
Continue Reading Illinois Next in Prohibiting Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords?
A Virginia district court recently held that an employee’s clicking of the Facebook “like” button is not comparable to speech. Accordingly, the court affirmed the dismissal of First Amendment retaliation claims brought by employees of a Virginia sheriff’s office finding that the employees’ action was insufficient to merit constitutional protection.
Sheriff B.J. Roberts of the Hampton
California Assembly moves bill (voting 73-0) that would make California the second state behind Maryland to prohibit employers from demanding social media passwords.
Continue Reading California to Follow Maryland in Prohibiting Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords From Employees
New Maryland law prohibits employers from demanding access to Facebook or other on line accounts of employees and applicants
Continue Reading Maryland Prohibits Employers From Demanding Social Media Passwords
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.
Continue Reading Maryland and Illinois Seek to Protect Employee Social Media Activity
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
Have you hired a social media manager? A social media guru/w
izard/ninja/diva? Each of these
job "titles" are increasingly being used by companies to attract individuals who specialize in marketing a company’s brand and/or services in social media. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times highlights just how prevalent these job titles