No one wants to lose his or her job over a Facebook post. However, most employees also do not think twice before griping about a boss in a status update, or posting a picture from last Friday night on a coworker’s wall. While free speech has historically been protected in the United States, there can also be…
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New Jersey Considers Prohibition on Requiring Disclosure Of Personal Account Passwords
The proposed bill prohibits an employer from requiring a current or prospective employee to provide access to a personal account or even asking if they have an account or profile on a social networking website. By Alice Cheng Last month, a New Jersey Assembly committee approved a measure that would prohibit an employer from requiring a current or prospective employee…
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Concerns That Mobile Devices Present For Hedge Fund Managers (Part 2)
OlenderFeldman LLP was interviewed by Jennifer Banzaca of the Hedge Fund Law Report for a three part series entitled, “What Concerns Do Mobile Devices Present for Hedge Fund Managers, and How Should Those Concerns Be Addressed?” (Subscription required; Free two week subscription available.) Some excerpts of the topics Jennifer and Aaron discussed follow. You can read the second…
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Mobile Device Policies
Companies are increasingly allowing their employees to use their own personal mobile devices, such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones, to remotely access work resources. This “bring your own device” trend can present certain security and privacy risks for companies, especially in regulated industries where different types of data require different levels of security. At the…
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