The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) which helps individuals protect their right to … Read more
Congress Blocks One Proposed Ban on Requesting Social Media Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA. CISPA … Read more
Survey Says Employees Should Not Be “Friending” Their Bosses on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer When I first began drafting social media policies and offering social media training for clients, I preached that “friending” … Read more
Breaking Bad? New Mexico Latest to Pass Workplace Social Media Law
By Eric B. Meyer No way, Heisenberg is gonna be cool with this. Not a chance. Earlier this month, New Mexico joined Maryland, Illinois, California, … Read more
Here’s Why Nobody Smart (or Good) Will Sign Your Social Media Policy
For a little context, a few years ago, I wrote a post here at TLNT about how you shouldn’t have a social media policy for your organization. In it, I said: … Read more
Top 3 Things Every HR Pro Needs to Know About Social Media Policies
Companies are looking to HR to answer their social media policy questions. Here are three (3) key policy-making strategies I’ve learned during my 16 years … Read more
Are Your Social Media Policies Educating Workers About Social Media?
By Eric B. Meyer Your social media policy may be good when it comes to addressing legal risks. But getting that message across to your employees… Not … Read more
Ignite HR 7: Why You Should Trash Your Policy Manual
Employment lawyer Heather Bussing‘s Ignite HR presentation at last November’s HR Reinvention conference in Omaha was titled Trash Your Policy … Read more
Need a Social Media Policy? You May Want to Ignore This NLRB Suggestion
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board‘s Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon issued a new report on social media cases … Read more