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Study: Most judges tell jurors not to use social media (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 31, 2012

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WASHINGTON – Most federal judges tell jurors not to use Facebook, Twitter and other social networking tools to communicate information about the trials in which they are sitting, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Federal Judicial Center.

NLRB warns against overbroad social media policies (access required)

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 27, 2012

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WASHINGTON – Workplace social media use is a fertile ground for potential federal labor law violations, according to a new guidance memo released by the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board detailing the Board’s recent decisions on the issue.

2011 employment law news wrap-up (access required)

Published: December 28, 2011

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Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year’s most notable employment law stories:

The pitfalls of ‘frictionless’ social media (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 21, 2011

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Technological advances continue to make life easier and yet more complicated at the same time.

Tweeting and napping jurors give defendant new trial (access required)

Published: December 16, 2011

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A capital murder defendant is entitled to a new trial based on a juror who fell asleep and another who tweeted during the trial.

Employers mining Internet for details on job applicants (access required)

Published: November 14, 2011

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With little guidance from courts, many companies are mining social media sites for information about job applicants that can’t be found on a resume – and risking lawsuits in the process.

The ethical pitfalls of social media (access required)

Published: November 14, 2011

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Social media plays an increasingly important role in marketing for many lawyers, yet some are still staying away due to fears of ethical missteps.

Legal writing for a wired world (access required)

Published: November 14, 2011

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Do your client communications more closely resemble “Moby Dick” than Ashton Kutcher’s latest tweet?  If so, you might want to consider cutting a few words before hitting “send.”

Should you ask clients to give you a ‘thumbs-up’ online? (access required)

Published: October 27, 2011

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Given the number of social media sites reviewing everything from barbeque to Botox, some law firm consultants say that lawyers should be asking their clients to post positive reviews on websites like Yelp!, Avvo and Google Hotpot.

ALJ rules that Facebook posts are not protected activity (access required)

Published: October 21, 2011

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In the continuing stream of cases dealing with Facebook firings, a car dealership that fired a salesman who complained on Facebook about his employer’s choice of fare at a party did not violate his rights, an Administrative Law Judge of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled.

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