Social media in the workplace is the hot button topic in employment law. It permeates all facets of employment including hiring, promotions, discipline, termination, and related litigation. With one in every eleven minutes online accounted for by social networking and blogging sites around the globe, social media has become part of everyday life for everyone.

Why should employers pay attention to this issue? Employees can use social media at work, whether texting a friend on a company-issued smartphone, or posting a message on Facebook regarding a boss or some confidential company development. Employees can simultaneously tarnish the reputation of an executive, a company or a product, within seconds of posting a comment, picture, or video online.

Fenwick & West LLP is pleased to invite you to an interactive Breakfast Briefing, where we will cover the legal implications of regulating social media in the workplace including potential violations of privacy, discrimination, and harassment laws and regulations. We will identify best practices to monitor social media at work, while using it to your advantage in business dealings and litigation, and we will present a "live" demonstration of social networking practices and websites.

Speakers:
Victor Schachter, Co-Chair, Employment Practices Group
Michael Sands, Co-Chair, Electronic Information Management Group
Robert Brownstone, Co-Chair and Director, Law & Technology Group
Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, Associate, Employment Practices Group