Social Media in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know

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Article by Christina Solomon posted on the Work Knowledge Blog.

The article touches on the need for employers to address the use of social media in the workplace, and the growing trends that should make employers that don't already have a social media policy see the the need to create one.

The article provides the following information regarding employees social media usage: "This sort of behavior can yield a plethora of legal implications, including discrimination lawsuits, defamation claims, disclosure of the company’s confidential information and trade secrets, and damage to the company’s reputation. Moreover, courts are increasingly finding that content on social media sites is discoverable in litigation, which imposes additional burdens and costs on employers, especially those who do not already have mechanisms in place to address employee use of social media."