Eric F. Barton, Esq. of Seyfarth Shaw LLP writes: There is no question that social media privacy issues now permeate the workplace. In an attempt to provide further guidance and regulation in this area, since April 2012, a growing number of state legislatures in the United States have passed various forms of social media privacy…
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Canada: Employer Is Not Vicariously Liable For A Rogue Employee’s Privacy Breach
Roberto Ghignone of Borden Ladner Gervais writes: Two employees were working together in a government department. One employee (“Employee X”) looked at employment insurance file of a co-worker who was on sick leave (“Ms. M”) during working hours but without a work-related reason. In reviewing the file, Employee X found out that Ms. M had…
Judge Keeps Strippers’ Info Away From Praying Man
Nick McCann reports on a case that made me blink: A group of Washington strippers and club managers do not have to disclose their personal information requested by a man who wants to pray for them, a federal judge ruled. Tacoma resident David Van Vleet filed a Public Records Act request with the Pierce County auditor…
Maine enacts law to protect applicants’ and employees’ social media privacy
BIG reports: The law, which will go into effect on October 15, 2015, applies to all employers, both public and private. Among the restrictions placed on employers is the prohibition of requiring, coercing or requesting applicant’s or employee’s to disclose a personal social media account. Furthermore, employers cannot discharge, discipline or penalize an existing employee,…