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Social Networking, Blogging And Employment Law Article

Social Networking, Blogging And Employment Law Article
Source: Adjunct Law Prof Blog; http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/adjunctprofs/
Reproduced with permission. Copyright © 2009, Mitchell H. Rubinstein, Esq., Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Johns Law School and New York Law School, All rights reserved.

Gregory I. Rasin, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Ariane R. Buglione, an associate at the firm, write that individuals are increasingly using blogs and social networking sites in both their private and work lives, making it imperative that employers understand them. In an era where a plethora of employment law regulation has given employers every incentive to "sanitize" the workplace by limiting worker conversations and interactions, blogs have created a new set of variables to consider.

The name of the article is Social Networking and Blogging. (free with registration). Readers may find this article of interest.

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

NYPPL Comment: An additional tool for personnel managers, the authors observe that:

?In the employment arena, blogging and social networking sites offer employers a uniquely inexpensive and efficient method for gathering information about potential candidates.

?Moreover, progressive employers can simultaneously utilize these technologies to advertise employment opportunities, recruit employees, and connect with existing and potential customers.

?Notwithstanding these various benefits to the employer, monitoring employee blogging and social networking raises a host of legal issues.?

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on August 28, 2009 (boomark / email).