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Social Media Day: Educating Employees On The Risks Of Social Media

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Social media is used by both organizations and employees—as a marketing tool for business, for entertainment, or for interacting with friends and family....more

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OSHA Releases Severe Injury Report Tracker, Publicizing Serious Injury Data for Each Employer

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Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently unveiled an online tool allowing the public to access severe injury reports, injury trends over time, geographic trends, and trends specific to each employer....more

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Employer Alert: Texas Reaches $1.4B Settlement Over Allegations of Violation of Biometric Information Privacy Law

The landmark $1.4 billion settlement reached by the state of Texas and a social media company to settle allegations that the company’s platform unlawfully scanned the faces of millions of users in Texas serves as a warning to...more

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New York’s New Privacy Protections for Employees’ Social Media Accounts - What Employers Should Do Now to Prepare

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“Follow me on Instagram, will you?” That may seem like a harmless question to a colleague, but starting soon, New York will ban most employer inquiries regarding an employee’s personal social media account....more

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ICYMI: 10+ Years Later, NY Limits Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media and Other “Personal Accounts”

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With the potential “tendency of many to ‘overshare,’ documenting everything from their breakfast to their favorite Marvel™ villain” on social media, as recognized in at least one court opinion, perhaps unsurprisingly, some...more

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Bungie Wins Landmark Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Player Who Harassed a Bungie Employee

On July 11, 2023, a trial court in the State of Washington issued a groundbreaking opinion which provides employers with a legal path to protect their employees from online abuse and harassment from third parties suffered...more

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New York State Adopts Updates to Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy

On April 11, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) finalized updates to the state’s “Sexual Harassment Model Policy” that provides employers a template to aid their compliance with New York State laws...more

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#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 3

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Prior to the advent of social media, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. Those bygone times, however, have been replaced by a...more

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Sixth Circuit Considers Public Employee’s Off-the-Clock Social Media Post in First Amendment Case

On August 19, 2020, in Marquardt v. Carlton, et al., No. 19-4223, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed summary judgment for the City of Cleveland on a former employee’s claim that the city had terminated...more

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Best in Law: Online Recruiting Legal Pitfalls

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced businesses to change their recruitment and hiring practices. While the Internet had already shifted the way people look for, apply to and fill jobs, small businesses will now, more than...more

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New Guidance Available for New York Employers About the Recent Salary History Ban

The New York State Department of Labor has created a website to provide guidance on the state’s recent Salary History Ban. We previously reported on the state’s Salary History Ban in detail here after it was passed by the New...more

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Live-Streaming Coaches: A Lesson on Workplace Recordings

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What on earth are these players thinking? We now have our third noteworthy example from the last few years of a player live-streaming his coach’s postgame victory speech on a social media platform....more

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Can We Amazon-Prime An Employee?! How The Gig Economy And Technology Are Changing How Hospitality Companies Hire And Manage Their...

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The surge in popularity of the gig economy in recent years has largely been a positive trend. The gig economy has made it possible for us to Uber from place to place, hire housecleaners or handymen as needed, find a dog...more

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DOL Weighs in on Whether Gig Economy Workers are Employees or Independent Contractors

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The United States Department of Labor has provided good news for gig economy employers, telling one unidentified “virtual marketplace” employer that its service providers are properly classified as independent contractors....more

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Social Media: A Defense Against Union Organizing?

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A company’s website used to be the primary vehicle for communicating with its external audiences, its intranet for connecting with employees. Both were largely one-way streets in terms of dialogue. The respective audiences...more

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Is Looking For Applicants On Social Media Looking For Trouble?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: While targeted social media ads may help employers find potential applicants with specific skill sets, inartfully crafted ads may open the door to discrimination claims, particularly in California....more

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Recently Enacted Tennessee Law Protects Gig Economy Companies

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Frequent readers of our blog will recall our post from earlier this year where we referenced the efforts of gig economy company Handy to lobby legislators in a number of states to pass laws protecting the independent...more

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If You Thought Website Accessibility Was Only for Your Customers—Think Again

Just how inclusive is your workplace? Do you use online applications? If visually impaired applicants cannot access your online application, chances are that your workplace fails to include these individuals. That means you...more

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Are Your Employees “Slackers”? How Employers Should Handle Slack—The Increasingly Popular Instant Messaging Application

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Launched in 2014, Slack is the fastest growing business application in history. For those unfamiliar with this piece of technology, Slack is a cloud-based “team collaboration tool.” In simple terms, it is an instant messaging...more

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Reporting Sexual Harassment In The Digital Age

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In the wake of #TimesUp and #MeToo, the business world continues to reel over the seemingly shocking realization that sexual harassment is even more pervasive than most had imagined. This movement has forced employers across...more

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LinkedIn – in whose professional interest?

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LinkedIn is the biggest online network of professionals in the world. Many employers encourage staff to use LinkedIn to promote their organisation. While employees may share content relating to their organisation, they...more

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NLRB Fires Shot At Handy, Taking Aim At Gig Economy In General

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Josh Eidelson from Bloomberg reported that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against gig economy mainstay Handy earlier this week, alleging that the on-demand workers who provide home cleaning...more

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