Workplace 2.0: Navigating the Legal Minefields of Social Media June 5, 2012

3.0 General Recertification Credits

From desktops, laptops and smartphones, employees can connect with each other online anytime day or night. Whether at work or at home, employees can tap into overlapping networks of current and former co-workers, customers and friends. Employers must recognize that while social media websites offer many benefits, their use also poses considerable risks.

Explore the current legal minefields of social media in the workplace and uncover practical solutions for avoiding them. We'll examine today's most pressing issues regarding:

* The use of social media for recruiting
* Developing a sound social media policy
* Investigating and disciplining for online behavior
* Proper handling of employee solicitations for online references

Plus, get the latest guidance from the National Labor Relations Board, and more.

About the Presenters
Seth Neulight of Nixon Peabody LLP focuses his practice on labor and employment litigation and counseling matters. He represents employers in a broad range of industries including health care, higher education, energy, consumer products, and technology. He litigates employment disputes in state and federal courts, and in arbitrations, ranging from individual suits alleging wrongful termination, discrimination and retaliation, to complex wage-hour class and collective actions. He provides counsel on workplace issues such as employee discipline and misconduct investigations, layoffs, wage-hour laws, restrictive covenants, employee privacy, disability accommodation, and leaves of absence.

Marjorie Fochtman of Nixon Peabody LLP heads the firm's West Coast Wage/Hour team. She has extensive experience in wage and hour matters, representing employers in Department of Labor and California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement audits, labor commissioner hearings, and in state and federal court, both in individual wage claims and class actions.

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