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Trends in Social Media and the Workplace: Where Does Social Media Harassment Fit In?

Photo of Nathan A. SchachtBy Ana Salper and Nathan A. Schacht on Posted in Harassment, Invasion of Privacy, Social Media
How much do an employer’s obligations to prevent and remedy workplace harassment extend into the virtual world?  Does an employer have the same or different obligations to address an employee’s concerns regarding an unwelcome picture posted on Instagram or a sexually inappropriate “tweet” by a co-worker on their own time and on their private social … Continue Reading

The Dust Has Settled, But the Issue Remains: How Can Employers Avoid Liability for Monitoring Their Employees’ E-mails and Internet Usage?

Photo of Nathan A. SchachtBy Nathan A. Schacht on Posted in Invasion of Privacy
Earlier this year, a commotion was caused when it became public that Harvard University had monitored, accessed, and reviewed several Harvard deans’ e-mails as part of an internal investigation.  While the dust seems to have settled, at least publicly, for Harvard, its actions brought to the forefront an issue that sometimes flies under an employer’s … Continue Reading
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