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• Freedom of Speech Collides with Social Media Policy
  Where does freedom of speech end and a business’s rights to protect their reputation begin? Courts around the country are setting precedent that draws a hard-line supporting the constitutional amendment ensuring freedom of speech even when social media policy provides penalties for posts damaging the firm’s reputation.  Unless, that is, the information share […]
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• Social Media Policy: 2013
  Well, 2013 is HERE.  Now that the balloons have dropped and the champagne drunk, we return to work with some new laws that impact your social media policy.  So, here’s a rundown of some changing laws and issues in social media policy for 2013. New privacy laws impact your social media policy A number of […]
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• Does Your Social Media Policy Go TOO Far?
  OK, those who read this blog know I’m a strong advocate of a social media policy, but where does a social media policy end and infringement on civil rights (freedom of speech, for instance) or even human rights begin? Social media has somewhat blurred the distinction between an employee and a person.  Business practice, at […]
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• Cyberstalking and Other Forms of Harassment in the Workplace
  It’s one thing to follow your favorite celebrity on social media, but when you follow a fellow employee be careful to avoid the creepiness that might cause them to feel you’re stalking them online.  Such cyberstalking, even if it doesn’t take place at work or using work-related devices, might end the employer in legal hot […]
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