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On March 26, 2012 I posted a blog cautioning employers from requesting social media password, most notably, Facebook. That practice may be short-lived as legislation has been introduced in both Houses of the United States Congress making unlawful for employers or schools to require employees, students and/or candidates to provide social media password.

Last week I was walking in the parking lot of the office building that I work in.  My high heel shoe got caught in a crack in the pavement and I went down, hard!  I broke my ankle and both my wrists (trying to keep my face from hitting the […]

Unfortunately, it often takes years for statutory and case law to catch up with changes in technology. However, it remains a privacy issue and asking an employee for a password may not be lawful. While there may not be an answer to this problem now, there is no doubt that it will be litigated. If you chose to request this information from prospective or current employees, you may make headlines…as a party in a state or federal lawsuit.

Recently I was laid off from my job that I had been at for more than a year.  When I went to apply for unemployment benefits they told me that I was not eligible to receive unemployment.  What should I do?  Should I reapply? S.F Dear S.F: Unfortunately, to accurately […]