Add Nevada to the List

The list of states that have enacted laws prohibiting employers from accessing applicants’ and employees’ private social media sites keeps growing, and Nevada is the latest addition. This past summer, Governor Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 181 into law. Section...

And Oregon Makes Ten

Social Media Protections Extended to Employees and Job Applicants in Oregon. Add Oregon to the list of states enacting laws prohibiting employers from accessing their employees’ private social media sites.  The new Oregon law becomes effective January 1, 2014 and...

Being Your Own Best “Free Agent”

If you are in the overwhelming category of employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, then you are in essence a free agent. With the evolution of the workplace, acceleration of new technologies, and the increase in job specialization, many...