SOCIAL MEDIA &

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY

presented by Denisa Dobrin

New England College of Business and Finance

MBA530 – Legal Issues in Business

Prof. Deborah Sementa

• Introduction ……………….…………………………. 3

• Social vs. Business ................................................... 5

• What is Social Media? ……………………...………... 6

• Main concerns ………...………………...…………... 10

• Legal Liability ……….………………..……………….. 12

• Legal Compliance …………………………………… 13

• Productivity .………………………………...…………14

• Security …………………………………………………15

• Employee rights …………..………………………….... 16

• Conclusion………………………………………….……18

• References ………………………….…….…………… 22

Table of Contents

Denisa Social media

Public vs. Private

Personal vs. business

Freedom vs. liability

Privacy vs. compliance

Employee privacy

MAIN POINTS OF THE DEBATE

SOCIAL VS. BUSINESS

What is Social Media?

GROWTH

78% of major companies now monitor employees' use of e-mail, Internet or phone.

Privacy in today's workplace is largely illusory

Ellen Bayer AMA’s human resources leader

Main concerns

LIABILITY PRODUCTIVITY COMPLIANCE SECURITY

Privacy and Liability

It's not just a matter of corporate curiosity, but very real worries about productivity and liability that push these policies.

Eric Rolfe Greenberg

Director of management studies, AMA.

Legal Liability

Legal Compliance

Industry specific regulation

Good “due diligence” Sarbanes-Oxley

Productivity

Security

Employee rights

WHAT RIGHTS DOES AN EMPLOYEE HAVE?

Legal rights

CONCLUSION

Uncharted territory

Learn to navigate change

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SOCIAL MEDIA &

EMPLOYEE PRIVACY

REFERENCES

Reh, J. F. (2013) Your Boss Is Watching You. Retrieved from: http://management.about.com/cs/people/a/MonitorEE062501.htm

Mello, J. A. (2012). SOCIAL MEDIA, EMPLOYEE PRIVACY AND CONCERTED ACTIVITY: BRAVE NEW WORLD OR BIG BROTHER? Labor Law Journal, 63(3), 165-173.

Ribitzky, R. (2013). Active Monitoring of Employees Rises to 78%. ABC News. Retrieved from: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=88319

Sánchez Abril, P., Levin, A., & Del Riego, A. (2012). Blurred Boundaries: Social Media Privacy and the Twenty-First-Century Employee. American Business Law Journal, 49(1), 63-124. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1081346543?accountid=33575

Saylin, G. M., Horrocks, T. C. (2013) The Risks of Pre-employment Social Media Screening. SHRM. Retrieved from: http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/staffingmanagement/Articles/Pages/Preemployment-Social-Media-Screening.aspx