Social Media

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Privacy: New York

  Updated to reflect the New York privacy law prohibiting employers from requesting access information for employee and applicant social media accounts, effective March 12, 2024.

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  50-State Charts

  Social Media Password Privacy Protection Laws by State

  Updated to reflect the New York law prohibiting employers from requesting access information for employee and applicant social media accounts, effective March 12, 2024.

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  Legal Timetable

  New York Enacts Employee Social Media Privacy Law

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  Policies and Procedures

  Social Media Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

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  Handbook Templates

  Social Media Handbook Statement

  Updated statement to enhance content and clarify scope of the policy; and updated guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board's Stericycle ruling. 

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  Training

  Monitoring Employee Use of Employer Information Systems - Supervisor Training

  The Monitoring Employee Use of Employer Information Systems training session, which examines the law and best practices regarding employee use of an employer's information and technology systems, has been enhanced to improve the content and appearance of the PowerPoint presentation.

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  Quick Reference

  Social Media Policies Dos and Don'ts

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Privacy: Federal

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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  FAQs

  What types of social media policies have been found unlawful?

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

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  How To

  How to Draft and Enforce a Social Media Policy in the Workplace

  Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.