Tag: Employee Rights
Managing Employee Use of Social Media
September 14, 2011 by
Meira Ferziger
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. These and other social media sites have created fast-paced opportunities for individuals to network and for information to spread. However, with these opportunities come potential hazards, particularly in connection with the workplace. By formulating social media practices and policies that comply with recently issued legal standards,...
Monitoring Employee Electronic Communications: A Violation of an Employee’s Right to Privacy?
August 3, 2010 by
Meira Ferziger
With the increasingly significant role that electronic communications such as email and text messages play in the work place, employers often face the question of whether they have the right to monitor these communications, or whether doing so would violate an employee’s right to privacy.
In City of Ontario California v. Quon, 560 U.S., ___ (2010),...