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Social Media Invades and Modernizes Employment Practices

While there are not currently any laws in the United States forbidding employers from gleaning information from social media ' whether during the hiring process or at any point in the employment relationship ' improper use can get them into trouble.

17 minute read November 02, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Morey Raiskin and Celeste Thacker
Social Media Invades and Modernizes Employment Practices

Facebook now has more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, and chances are, most employment applicants are members of the ubiquitous social media site. LinkedIn, Twitter and other social media programs also have millions of members.

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