Study: Most judges tell jurors not to use social media 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 31, 2012
Tags: Federal Judicial Center, Judicial Conference of the United States, jury deliberations, social media, trials
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
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 27, 2012
Tags: NLRB, social media, unfair labor practices
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
Published: December 28, 2011
Tags: cat’s paw theory, E-verify, EEOC, employee misclassification, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, sexual harassment, social media, social media policies
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
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 21, 2011
Tags: Facebook, social media, social networking
Technological advances continue to make life easier and yet more complicated at the same time.
Tweeting and napping jurors give defendant new trial
Published: December 16, 2011
Tags: juries, jurors, social media, Twitter
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
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, internet, job applicants, social media
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
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, legal ethics, social media
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
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, legal writing, social media, writing
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?
Published: October 27, 2011
Tags: Avvo, Google Hotpot, online reviews, social media, Yelp
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
Published: October 21, 2011
Tags: Facebook, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, social media, termination, Twitter
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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