Webinar on “Labor and Employment Law Issues Related to Social Networking” from TrainHR on July 19

2024-04-23 08:48:21 Business

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Fremont, CA: TrainHR, a leading provider of professional trainings for the human resources industry, will organize a webinar on July 19 at which Susan Fahey Desmond, a Principal in the New Orleans, Louisiana, office of Jackson Lewis P.C, will be the expert. The topic of this webinar is “Labor and Employment Law Issues Related to Social Networking”. Please visit http://www.trainhr.com/control/w_product/~product_id=702096LIVE for more on this webinar.
Viewing this webinar, its entirety qualifies for a recertification credit hour that may be counted toward SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification from SHRM. Credit is awarded based on the actual educational time spent in the program.
This webinar has been approved for 1.5 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR, PHR, PHRca, SPHR, GPHR, PHRi and SPHRi recertification through HR Certification Institute (HRCI).

Not many employees are aware of the presence of rules to govern social media usage in office. Hard as it may sound to believe, labor and employment law under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), regulations from the Federal Trade Commission, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Health Insurance and Portability Act, and state security requirements govern social media usage in some or another way or to some extent.
This leaves employers in a bind. Do they shut off the social media, negating the principles of freedom, or do they allow unfettered access, leading to possible legal ramifications? Both disciplining employees on their social media usage and not disciplining them have implications. This webinar will seek to provide answers to issues such as these.
Susan Fahey Desmond, who represents management in the area of labor and employment law and has the proficiency that has made her a frequent speaker and author on a number of labor and employment issues and being named in Best Lawyers in America and has been named by Chambers USA as one of America's leading business lawyers for labor and employment law; will show a way out to the participants of this webinar on one of the prime employment law current issues of our times.
Recent court decisions on social media usage
Of late, courts and administrative agencies have begun handing down decisions that address law issues for labor and employment. Many of these decisions are specific to the social media, including industry wise variations. Susan will explain the legal issues and the decisions being made. This will help participants of this webinar ensure that their policies and actions are compliant with the law.
At this webinar aimed at human resource professionals, business owners, risk managers and those responsible for compliance with Sarbanes Oxley; Susan will cover the following areas:
• Identification of social media
• Why social networking has become the human resource professional's latest friend
• Why social networking has become the human resource professional's latest enemy
• The National Labor Relations Board's position on disciplining employees for statement made on social networking sites
• The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's position on social networking
• The Federal Trade Commission's guidelines regarding businesses using social media for endorsement purposes
• What GINA says about social networking and obtaining employees' genetic information
• When employee statements can violate HIPAA
• When can a human resource professional use information on social networking sites in conducting background checks
• What policies you should consider for protecting your company from inappropriate comments on social networking sites
• How to protect your company's reputation from the disgruntled ex-employee who takes to social networking sites for revenge.
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