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Social Media Policy Dos and Don’ts: Employees, Networking Sites and the Law

Course Description:

There’s a buzz around the office… one of your employees criticized the company and her supervisor on Facebook, and several other employees joined in the fun. 

You can take action and fire those employees, right?  Your company has a clear policy that bars employees from depicting the company “in any way” on social media sites. Not so fast.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently backed a worker who was fired for making disparaging remarks about her employer on Facebook. The NLRB deemed the company’s social media and blogging policy too broad.

This sends a clear message to employers and HR executives everywhere… revamp and revisit your social media policies today!

Course Highlights:

Whether you’re writing your social media policy from scratch, or adjusting/editing it for changing times and situations, this comprehensive audio conference on CD will delve into:

• What to include in your social media policy,
• How to use social media in a legal, compliant and sensible way at work,
• How to ensure your employees are clear on what is acceptable — and what’s not, and
• How to avoid some of the biggest pitfalls employers face. 

During this need-to-know session, our employment law experts will also discuss:

• Social media policy – dos and don’ts
• The legal implications of social media and the workforce
• Crucial points to include and what to leave out of the policy
• Cautions when using social media as a hiring tool
• Best methods for distributing the policy
• Samples policies and ideas for making them work for you

Featured Faculty:

Amy Melican, Labor & Employment Law Department, Proskauer                                                                                                        

Amy F. Melican is an Associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Employment Litigation & Arbitration and Employment Law Counseling & Training Groups.

Amy’s practice concentrates on employment litigation in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies and arbitration panels. In addition to litigation, she conducts internal investigations and trainings for clients. Amy regularly counsels clients, providing advice to employers on issues involving personnel policies, hiring, terminations, discipline, disability accommodations, leaves of absences and wage and hour laws.

Before joining Proskauer, Amy was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York. She has served as an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School.

Nausheen Rokerya, Labor & Employment Law Department, Proskauer

Nausheen Rokerya is an Associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of the Class/Collective Action Group, as well as the Employment Law Counseling & Training Group. Her litigation experience includes single-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation lawsuits, as well as complex collective actions.

Nausheen represents employers in a wide variety of employment-related disputes, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation lawsuits brought in state and federal courts and administrative charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and analogous state agencies. In addition, she counsels employers in classification audits under federal and state wage-hour laws, and represents employers in the defense of actions alleging misclassification and overtime, regular rate, and record-keeping violations.

In 2008, Nausheen won the award for Best Brief at the Wechsler School of Law's First Amendment Moot Court Competition, and advanced to the semi-finals as one of the competition's top oralists. In 2009, her student note on U.S. caffeine regulation was selected for publication in The Brooklyn Law Review. In 2010, she was invited to join The Order of Barristers, a national honorary organization that encourages oral advocacy and brief writing skills through effective law school oral advocacy programs.

Nausheen is a member of the Proskauer Newark Diversity Committee.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

pricing:

Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

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