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This Week in Social Media & Employment Law: Facebook Privacy Settings, Stored Communications Act, Social Media Policies

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Social Media

As social media continues to dominate the world — or at least conversations about employment law –  there are a few notable posts that are worth delving into this week that explore the topic further.  Forbes blogger Kashmir Hill (formerly of Above the Law) has a good piece on whether privacy settings matter on Facebook… Continue Reading

Do You Really Want To Take on the 350 Million Pound Gorilla in the Room?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation

So, you’re an employer and you’ve just been sued for disability discrimination.   Allegedly, you fired an employee who was out of work without a legitimate reason.  You had heard grumblings that the worker had actually taken a four-day weekend in Vail but never had definitive proof, so you just relied on the no-call/no-show policy to… Continue Reading