Use of Employees’ Social Media Accounts Must Be “Authorized”
As demonstrated by a recent federal court case out of New Jersey, employers must be cautious when taking disciplinary action based on an employee’s online or social networking presence. In Ehling v. Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp., No. 2:11-cv-03305 (D.N.J. Aug 20, 2013), the plaintiff alleged that it was a violation of the federal Stored Communications […]