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Implementing U.S. and International Social Networking Regulations

This article summarizes the recent U.S. legislation regarding applicant privacy and the NLRB's social networking and employment policy guidelines. It also analyzes the state of social media and employment law in the EU, particularly France, the United Kingdom and Argentina as examples of law developing outside of the United States. Finally, this article provides recommendations for employers faced with complying with new laws governing the use of social media.

36 minute read October 31, 2012 at 02:00 PM
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Erika C. Collins
Implementing U.S. and International Social Networking Regulations

Social media is becoming an increasingly large presence around the world. Facebook, arguably the most popular form of social media, has over 900 million active users. Close to 60% of Facebook's users log into the site daily.

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