Regulating Employee Use of Social Media Health Directors Legal Conference April 26, 2012 Diane M. Juffras School of Government UNC- Chapel Hill.

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Regulating Employee Use of Social Media Health Directors Legal Conference April 26, 2012 Diane M. Juffras School of Government UNC- Chapel Hill

Issue #1: May a public employer monitor employee use of employer computers to access social media sites?

Issue #2: May a public employer view employee postings on social media sites?

Issue #3: May public employers regulate employee speech on social media sites?

Issue #1: May a public employer monitor employee use of employer computers to access social media sites?

Fourth Amendment Special needs exception Reasonable expectation of privacy Privacy

A search by a government employer is justified “when there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the search will turn up evidence that the employee is guilty of work- related misconduct, or that the search is necessary for a non-investigatory work-related purpose....” O’Connor v. Ortega

Issue #2: May a public employer view employee postings on social media sites?

Public pages? Reasonable expectation of privacy Private pages or postings? Only available to “friends” or other authorized users or viewers No reasonable expectation of privacy

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Federal Wiretap ActStored Communications Act Prohibits unauthorized access to any wire or electronic communication in electronic storage. Statute provide both criminal and civil money penalties for its violation. Applies to unauthorized employer access of employee e- mails, private employee profiles and postings on social media sites and posting on internet chat rooms. No notice exception.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Stored Communications Act Prohibits unauthorized access to any wire or electronic communication in electronic storage. Statute provide both criminal and civil money penalties for its violation. Applies to unauthorized employer access of employee e- mails, private employee profiles and postings on social media sites and posting on internet chat rooms. No notice exception.

Employer exception

Issue #3: May public employers regulate employee speech on social media sites?

Speech:

It’s all speech

The 1 st Amendment and Public Employees The Garcetti Test

Not protected Speech part of job duties? “YES”

“NO” The Pickering balancing test

Citizen? A matter of public concern?

“NO” Not protected

“YES” Whose interests are greater ?

Hi, I’m Tiffany and I’m a firefighter with Savannah Fire and Rescue. Marshall v. Mayor and Alderman of the City of Savannah, Georgia, 2010 WL (11 th Cir. 2010)

The Drunken Pirate Student Teacher Snyder v. Millersville University, 2008 WL (E.D.Pa. 2008)

Can you prohibit employees from joining Facebook or other social media sites during off-duty hours?

Can you prohibit employees from blogging on their own time?