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Although it is called “social” media, individuals using online services such as Facebook or Twitter should not be required to divulge information they wish to keep private, said Senate Majority Leader Dominick J. Ruggerio and Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy….
Effective August 1, 2014, Louisiana joined at least sixteen other states who have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting employers from accessing employees’ personal online accounts – including social media, email accounts, or any other online accounts…
More employers are turning to social networking sites to find additional information on potential candidates – and they’re not entirely impressed with what they’re seeing. A new survey from CareerBuilder found that 51% of employers who research job…
State legislatures are enacting laws limiting employers’ ability to access the social media accounts of their employees. Thus far in 2014, four more states –Louisiana,Oklahoma,Tennessee and Wisconsin– have enacted social media legislation, bringing…
Seyfarth’s Social Media Practice Group has prepared an easy-to-use “Social Media Privacy Legislation Desktop Reference,” as a starting point to formulating guidance when these issues arise. The Desktop Reference: Describes the content and purpose of…
In a poll of 100 human resources executives, 60 percent confirmed that they either always or sometimes check candidates’ social media activity, but only 6 percent said that activity has a significant impact on their hiring decision. The survey, conducted in…
Legislation to restrict employers’ access to applicants’ and employees’ personal online content continues its rapid expansion in 2014.Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed his own state’s password protection law. This new law goes into…
On May 19, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law Public Act No. 15-6, titled “An Act Concerning Employee Online Privacy.” The act applies to both employees and job applicants and prohibits employers from requiring or requesting employees or applicants to…
Avoiding a professional online presence may be hurting your chances of finding a new job. More than one third of employers (35%) say they are less likely to interview job candidates if they are unable to find information about that person online, according to…
A recent survey of hiring managers and HR professionals reports that more than two in five companies use social networking sites to research job candidates. This interest in social networking does not end when the candidate is hired. In fact, companies are seeking to…