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Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Curious About Your Newest Employee’s Social Media Presence? Too Bad, Because in New York, It Could Cost You!

In the era of Tiktok influencers and Instagram models, almost everyone has an online side hustle, and that highly qualified referral you just interviewed or bright new hire you just made might just be one of them! The same...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY’s New Employment Law Targets Privacy Concerns

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In the current age of social media, employers have begun to increasingly rely on digital platforms to screen prospective employees. In an effort to address the growing concerns over privacy and the use of social media in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

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

Foley Hoag LLP

New York Restricts Employer Access to Employee Social Media Accounts

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On September 14, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law (A.836) that prohibits employers from requesting or requiring that employees or job applicants disclose the log-in information to their personal social...more

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