The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed a proposed class action alleging that LinkedIn was a...
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LinkedIn might be using a patent that would curtail fibs on the popular professional networking and job search website. LinkedIn filed a 2013...
MoreCalifornia District Court Holds that LinkedIn’s “Reference Searches” Function Not a Consumer Report Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
A judge recently handed down an important decision regarding the application of the FCRA to one of LinkedIn’s search products. The decision...
MoreVirginia Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants
Effective July 1, 2015, employers in Virginia will be prohibited from requiring, requesting, or causing a current or prospective employee to...
MoreMontana to Join Growing List of States Limiting Access to Social Media?
Legislators in Montana gave final approval to H.B. 342, which would limit an employer’s ability to access the personal social media accounts...
MoreNH Legislature Restricts Employer Access to Employee’s Personal Social Media
The New Hampshire Legislature passedHB 1407 which will prohib it employers from obtaining an employee’s personal social media account user...
MoreNew Hampshire Becomes the Latest State to Pass a Social Media Workplace Law
Starting on September 30, 2014, New Hampshire employers will be precluded from requesting or requiring that an employee or prospective employee...
MoreRhode Island Enacts Social Media Privacy Laws
Although it is called “social” media, individuals using online services such as Facebook or Twitter should not be required to divulge...
MoreLouisiana Joins 16 Other States and Prohibits Employers from Accessing Employee Online Accounts
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana joined at least sixteen other states who have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing...
MoreNumber of Employers Passing on Applicants Due to Social Media Posts Continues to Rise, According to New CareerBuilder Survey
More employers are turning to social networking sites to find additional information on potential candidates – and they’re not...
MoreMore States Restrict Employers’ Access To Employees’ Social Media Accounts
State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014...
MoreSeyfarth Shaw’s Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference
Seyfarth’s Social Media Practice Group has prepared an easy-to-use “Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference,” as a...
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