By Eric B. Meyer Two quick updates for you today — one labor, one employment. Word has trickled in that the U.S. District Court for the District of … Read more
New Federal Law Would Bar Employers From Demanding Online Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer A few weeks ago, as reported here, Maryland became the first state to pass legislation that would ban employers from demanding that … Read more
The 5 Best Social Media Tools For Employee Benefits Communication
We’re glad to see more companies are starting to use social media! But we’re still surprised by how many don’t think it’s possible or are worried about … Read more
HR Roundtable: Helping Your Business by Growing Your Social Footprint
The HR Roundtable in Cincinnati was taking a new approach this month in discussing social media and HR. Most articles out there condemn people for not … Read more
Ask Barb: Will Social Media Put Us Out of Business?
Dear Barb: Do you believe Social Media sites will put us out of business? So many of the candidates I’m finding on LinkedIn have already been sourced by my … Read more
With Millions of Users and Millions In the Bank, BranchOut Is Becoming A Recruiting Force
BranchOut announced yesterday that it got $25 million in new funding, raising the total investment in the professional networking service to $49 million, … Read more
LinkedIn Adding Features, Touting Early “Pipeline” Success
LinkedIn is introducing something it calls “Targeted Updates” and “Follower Statistics” with a select group of early release … Read more
Do Your Confidentiality Agreements Conflict with the NLRB’s Social Media Rulings?
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, Jon Hyman at the Ohio Employer Law Blog was on point with this good post discussing a recent National Labor Relations Board … Read more
Yes, It IS Ridiculous (and Bad Business) To Ask For Social Media Passwords
I had a hard time getting through attorney William Nolan’s TLNT post yesterday about how it isn’t ridiculous to ask applicants for social media passwords. … Read more
Maryland Is First State to Ban Asking For Employee Facebook Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer And the first state to ban asking for employee Facebook passwords is … Maryland. (Now if only they would do something about this). … Read more