Along a similar line, the state of Maine put in place a social media privacy law for both public and private employers. The new law, which will take effect on October 15 of this year, prohibits an employer from requiring and employee/applicant to disclose their personal social media accounts or add anyone to their list…
Read More »Our friends at the Bennett Law Firm in Portland and Boston (and also our speakers at yesterday’s Maine District Meeting) reminded us that a few weeks back, Connecticut implemented a new law further restricting employers as relates social media. Governor Daniel Malloy signed a law that prohibits an employer from requesting that an applicant or…
Read More »Virginia may be for lovers as the bumper stickers say, but it also got a lot better for those with criminal records last week as the Governor issued a so-called ban the box Executive Order governing all state employment applications. Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order 41 on April 3 and it became effective immediately…
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