Employers and Social Networking Do Not Mix Sam Huang CIS 1055 : 021

Social Networking  What is it?  Features  Examples of Social Networking Sites  Facebook  Myspace  LinkedIn  Twitter

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Social Networks and Prospective Employees  Case Protected Information  Discrimination  Invasion of Privacy  Federal and State Fair Credit Reporting Laws

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Social Networking to Evaluate Employees  Case of Pietrylo v. Hillstone Restaurant Group  Private Group  Management obtaining login information from worker  Said to have felt Co-erced  Invasion of Privacy

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