** This event is a rebroadcast of the LIVE event which was originally held on January 7, 2010.Melissa C. Rodriguez and Stephen Older will return for a live audience Q&A session. **
In the last few years, social networking has evolved from a quirky way for friends to keep in touch with friends to the primary centers of communication in both private and personal life. New social networking sites have sprung up attracting millions of subscribers, and people are increasingly bringing their social networking activities to work. The question is: How are companies going to walk the fine line of separating the personal from work related activity when this medium has merged both? Does adding someone to your network constitute a business relationship? What do you do when you run across something online about one’s personal life that could impact their performance on the job? Do you talk to them? Do you really want to open up that issue? Are you obligated to do so? These and many more issues must be addressed by anyone responsible for making personnel policy at their firms.
Mitigating Risks of Social Networking Activity by Your Employees LIVE Webcast will provide corporate executives, benefits, human resource, legal, risk officers, and administrators with a comprehensive update on this topic. A key panel of thought leaders and experts will cover many of the most critical issues surrounding social networking, its explosive growth and its potential impact on your firm. Join this live webcast to learn how to most effectively manage your polices with respect to your employees and social networking in the work place.
Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Method Of Presentation: Group-Based-Internet
Developer: The Knowledge Conference
Recommended CLE/CPE Hours: 2.0
Important Note: Your State Bar or Accounting Board will make the final determination with respect to continuing education credit. If you are applying for CLE credit in Texas you must register 20 days before the event date or you will not be able to obtain CLE credit.
Advance Preparation: Print and review course materials
Course Code: 103992
Steven C. Bennett
Partner
Jack Teuber
Managing Director, Online Marketing
Christopher A. Parlo
Partner, Labor and Employment Practice
Stephen E. Older
Partner, Head, Corporate Department, Co-head, Securities Practice Group
Melissa C. Rodriguez
Associate
Steven C. Bennett, Partner, Jones Day
EMPLOYER’S BEST PRACTICES
- Policies
- Best practices to minimize risks
Stephen E. Older, Partner, Head, Corporate Department, Co-head, Securities Practice Group, McDermott Will & Emery
- Securities issued around Twitter and Facebook
- Making sure companies to comply with the Securities act
- What companies are doing with Twitter and Facebook
Jack Teuber, Managing Director, Online Marketing, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Policies in place around public communications
- Creation of social media policies
- Development of social media policies
Christopher A. Parlo , Partner, Labor and Employment Practice,
Morgan Lewis,
and
Melissa C. Rodriguez , Associate,
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
I. HIRING, DISCIPLINE & TERMINATION RISKS:
- Discrimination risks: EEO background; lawful off-duty activities
- Retaliation: protected activity; discrimination laws; NLRA; SOX; whistleblower claims
- Wrongful termination/public policy claims
II. HARASSMENT RISKS:
- Potential liability for “cyber harassment”
- Employer’s duties
III. PRIVACY AND THE STORED COMMUNICATIONS ACT:
- Common law privacy theories
- Stored Communications Act (case studies: Quon v. Arch Wireless Operating Co., Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., Van Alstyne v. Elec. Scriptorium Ltd., Pietrylo v. Hillstone
Rest. Group, d/b/a Houston’s )
- Employees’ expectation of privacy in emails and other transmissions sent or received on employer’s communications systems (including privileged communications
using employer’s systems: Stengardt v. Loving Care Agency, Inc.)
- Human Resource Officer
- Legal Risk Officers and Administrators
- HR Attorneys
- HR Consultants
This is a must attend event to everyone to hear the up-to-the minute updates, issues and developments concerning Mitigating Risks of Social Networking Activity by your Employees
- New guidance explained by the most qualified key leaders & experts
- Hear directly from key regulators & thought leaders
- Interact directly with panel during Q&A