‘Social Networking: An Employers Primer on their Legal Ramifications’ Webinar
This Webinar was presented on February 16th 2012. We covered topics that affect your company and your employees in the world of social media. Copies of this webinar are not be available for download.
Presented by Joseph Bartoulis from the law firm of Fletcher Tilton.
Not only is social media used by individuals to interact on personal matters, they are also used by employees as a means to network. Likewise, many companies use social media to keep in touch with their customers and to promote their products. Given the breadth of uses for social media, it is no surprise that there are several legal implications that arise from the use of social media. This webinar will focus on the labor and employment law implications of social media.
Listeners also learned….
- Why every company needs a social media use policy.
- What every social media policy needs to contain.
- The risks of accessing social media to make hiring decisions.
- How to deal with disparaging statements by employees on social media.
- The legal ramifications of “friending” between superiors and subordinates.
- Protecting trade secret from being disclosed.
- and more.
