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New Policy for Using Social Media in the Security Clearance Process

by Josh Scharff | May 31, 2016 | Public Sector Employees, Social Media

Earlier this month, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper authorized Security Executive Agent Directive Five, which permits the federal government to consider information from social media sources in background checks for security clearances. This new policy...

Supreme Court Finds State Home Health Care Workers Do Not Have to Pay Union Fees

by ADeleon | Jul 3, 2014 | Labor Law, Public Sector Employees, Supreme Court

In Harris v. Quinn, a small group of health care workers sued the governor of Illinois claiming that an agency fee arrangement violated their right to free speech and free association under the First and Fourteenth Amendment. The workers argued that as personal...

Facebook “Like” is Protected Speech: An Employment Angle

by Josh Scharff | Sep 19, 2013 | Employment Law, Free Speech, Public Sector Employees, Social Media

Bland v. Roberts Reverses District Court’s Take on the Facebook “Like” Button. The Fourth Circuit ruled yesterday that a public employee’s decision to “like” a candidate’s Facebook page amounted to free speech that is protected under the First...

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