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Can an Employer Review Social Media Posts While Assessing Candidates?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/24/2024

Can an employer review social media posts for the purpose of assessing job candidates? Sometimes, according to a guide on data protection in employment released by the national Data Protection Authority for Latvia, Datu...more

New Jersey Governor Sets Dates and Guidelines for Re-Opening of Child Care Centers, Day Camps, Some Organized Sports, Outdoor...

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/9/2020

Child care centers, day camps, some organized sports, outdoor dining and indoor non-essential retail are the latest business and activities that soon can start reopening (with limitations) pursuant to two Executive Orders...more

Decreased Privacy in the Visa Application Process

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 6/6/2019

On June 1, 2019 the Department of State (DOS) announced that it would immediately begin requiring visa applicants to the United States to provide additional personal information on U.S. visa applications, including social...more

Social Media Mania — Be Careful Out There!

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 8/20/2018

Employers are increasingly turning to social networking sites to find additional information about candidates. In fact, recent articles suggest that an applicant’s failure to have a social media presence is viewed by many...more

The Pros and Cons of Social Media in Job Screenings

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/29/2017

It is not surprising that a recent survey released by the Society for Human Resource Management revealed that a growing number of employers are using social media both to hire and to disqualify job candidates. Social media...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 6, Issue 4

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 10/15/2015

Five social media law issues to discuss with your clients - The explosive growth of social media has clients facing legal questions that didn’t even exist a few short years ago. Helping your clients navigate this...more

Labor and Employment: The Use of Social Media During the Hiring Process - Do the Benefits Outweigh the Risks? (4/15)

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 4/14/2015

As the social media phenomenon continues to dominate our culture and its use has become second-nature, it is worthwhile to revisit some of the issues presented by an employer’s use of social media, particularly in the context...more

The Risks of Pre-employment Social Media Screening

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 5/27/2014

An increasing number of states have recently passed laws that prohibit employers from obtaining passwords to a job applicant’s social media accounts. Such legislation highlights companies’ interest in finding out as much as...more

Employer Access to Employee Social Media: Applicant Screening, ‘Friend’ Requests and Workplace Investigations

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/19/2014

A recent survey of hiring managers and human resource 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...more

New Jersey 13th State to Protect Social Media Passwords

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/2/2013

On Thursday August 29, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed revised legislation, namely A.B. 2878, which, among other restrictions, forbids employers to ask applicants or employees for their social-media or other online...more

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