Jim Matheny reports: Now that 2015 is here, the new year means lots of new laws take effect in Tennessee. That includes a change that protects employees’ private information on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts from nosy bosses. “The new law says an employer cannot force you to tell them your social media passwords…
Category: Workplace
Sued by Lyft, Uber Exec Sues Back Over Alleged Snooping
Marisa Kendall reports: An ugly court fight pitting Lyft Inc. against road rival Uber Technologies Inc. has taken a new turn, with Lyft’s former chief operating officer accusing the company of illegally reading personal emails and text messages that detailed his contacts with Uber. Travis VanderZanden, now Uber’s vice president of international growth, sued Lyft in San…
NZ: ‘F**k you’ cake: Employer admits mistake
3News reports: An employer has admitted it breached the Privacy Act by accessing and distributing a former employee’s private Facebook photo of an obscenity-laced cake. Former New Zealand Credit Union (NZCU) employee Karen Hammond, made a cake iced with the words “Credit Union Baywide f**k you c***s”, to cheer up a friend who was leaving…
Buffett’s NetJets Sued by Pilots Claiming Privacy Breach
Andrew Harris reports: The luxury aviation business owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of illegally snooping on its unionized pilots during a labor dispute. NetJets Inc. officials gained access to the pilots’ private message board and in a September meeting a company lawyer revealed she had “multiple pages of…