John A. Snyder posted this article on the Jackson Lewis Non-Compete and Trade Secret Report blog about a dispute involving ownership of a Twitter account.
Social Media: A Key Source of Evidence in Employment Cases
As a growing number of states pass laws to restrict employers from gaining access to employees’ personal social media accounts, what employees post in social media can be critical evidence in employment-related investigations and litigations. Check out my partner J. Gregory Grisham’s recent article in HR Professionals Magazine discussing a recent Sixth Circuit decision concerning this issue
California AG Begins Enforcing the State’s Online Privacy Protection Act for Websites, Aps
California AG begins enforcing the state’s Online Privacy Protection Act which requires commercial operators of online services, including websites and mobile and social apps, that collect personally identifiable information from Californians to conspicuously post a privacy policy.
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LinkedIn Account at Center of Lawsuit
Here is a link to a post on our sister blog Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Report entitled LinkedIn Account at Center of Lawsuit. The case involves a dispute over control of a LinkedIn account between a company and its former President. The litigation may portend more disputes between employers and employees over social media
New Jersey May Become Fourth State to Limit Access to Employee Social Media Accounts
New Jersey may become fourth state, following Maryland, Illinois and California, to place limits on employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of employees and applicants.
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Federation of State Medical Boards Issues Guidelines for Use of Social Media in Medical Practice
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently adopted model policy guidelines for the appropriate use of social media and social networking in a medical practice. The model policy guidelines can be viewed here. In its findings, the FSMB reports that 67 percent of 4,000 physicians surveyed use social media for professional purposes and that research
“Friend” Request Lands Attorneys In Hot Water
Two New Jersey defense lawyers face attorney ethics charges in connection with the way they allegedly accessed Facebook. Regardless of how these charges are resolved, the facts in the case should serve as a reminder to attorneys to become more familiar with social media, and perhaps be more specific in the direction they give to
California Bill to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Social Media Passwords (AB 1844) Heads to Governor Brown
California moves one step closer to becoming third state to significantly limit when employers could ask employees and job applicants for social media passwords and account information
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Monitoring and Accessing Social Networking Content–New Jersey District Court Weighs In Again
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
Delaware’s Higher Education Privacy Act Becomes Law
Delaware becomes first state to prohibit academic institutions from accessing student and applicant social media activity
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