A fascinating article yesterday in Law.com entitled "Are Social Networking Sites Discoverable?" is well-worth a read to any company involved in litigating against former or even current employees.
While the authors write in the context of a product liability case, the premise and subject is equally applicable to claims involving employees as well as the
Sometimes I feel like a broken record (though in today’s world, perhaps that should be updated to "corrupted music file"). For a while now, it’s been apparent to most of us that employees continue to do silly things with e-mail and their social networking pages.
Add a recent case in Connecticut to the list of cases wher
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Over the last couple of days, an interesting debate has emerged about whether employers should use social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace to "screen" potential employees.
One corner, supported by the Delaware Employment Law Blog, argues that there are some real and tangible benefits to using the sites, as long as they are