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Employee Biometric Data Issues Under California Law
Facebook’s $550 million settlement announced this week to resolve a lawsuit alleging it violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is the largest consumer privacy settlement in the United States. While the case was under Illinois law, California recently joined Illinois and other states in providing consumers (and employees) rights and control over their personal
Biometrics in the workplace: Private or not?
I just updated my Facebook settings to prohibit the software company from conducting facial recognition scans on my photos today due to a notification from Facebook that its software would be analyzing my likeness to automatically recognize me in photos posted on Facebook. This was a coincidence because today I spoke at the American Bar
Can employers review employee’s social media pages? Five potential pitfalls
While the information posted on the Internet on social networking sites is usually public for everyone to see, employers need to be aware of potential claims for using this information in the employment context. The law, as usual, cannot keep up with the fast-moving technology and change social media sites, so there are many uncertainties
Employers Requiring Employees To Provide Facebook Passwords
There are 
more reports of employers requiring applicants and employees to provide their passwords to their Facebook pages so that the employers can get a more accurate view of the employee’s character. I wrote about this issue a couple of years ago regarding the City of Bozeman requiring passwords from applicants. Apart from being
Waitress fired for Facebook post
This week the internet is buzzing about a waitress who was fired for making disparaging comments on Facebook about a customer. It was inevitable, and if employers have not realized it yet, this story should bring the point home that social networking is yet another issue employers need to take a proactive step in
Understanding Privacy Settings For Facebook
Yes, you are still reading the California Employment Law Report and not a tech blog. But since social networking, privacy and how these issues are permeating the workplace, I wanted to pass this New York Times article along to readers that describes all of the different privacy settings in Facebook.
If you think employers are
Self-imposed MCLE for lawyers: computers, Internet and the law
Daniel Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog writes about whether or not employment lawyers who advise their clients on social networking policies need to use social networking. I’ve writing on this topic before, but as the Internet becomes more and more dominate in everyday life, Daniel prompted me to revisit the issue. 
While I