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Social Networking: How to Lose Your Job Without Really Trying MNA LABOR LEADER SUMMIT 2010 James A.W. Shaw, Esq. Segal Roitman, LLP March 25, 2010

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Social Networking: How to Lose Your Job Without Really Trying. MNA LABOR LEADER SUMMIT 2010 James A.W. Shaw, Esq. Segal Roitman, LLP March 25, 2010. What is Social Networking. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Social Networking: How to Lose Your Job Without Really Trying

MNA LABOR LEADER SUMMIT 2010

James A.W. Shaw, Esq.

Segal Roitman, LLP

March 25, 2010

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What is Social Networking

Virtual Internet communities that allow members to connect with the public and each other by sharing content, pictures and stories.

Examples•Facebook•MySpace•Twitter

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The Numbers

Percent of recruiters and HR professionals who review these types of sites when researching applicants

•Search engines 78% •Social networking sites 63% •Photo and video sharing sites 59% •Professional and business networking sites 57% •None of these 2%

Source: Cross-Tab Marketing Research

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Workplace Issues

•Personal Life On Public Display

•Venting about the Workplace

•Workplace TMI

•Employer Surveillance

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Examples of Facebook Foibles

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Personal Life on Public Display:

• Stacey Snider

• Teacher in PA

• “Drunken Pirate” picture on MySpace

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Personal Life on Public Display:

• Caitlin Davis

• Cheerleader for the Patriots

• Picture at party writing on man

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Venting About the Workplace:

• 13 Virgin Atlantic staff commented on Facebook page

• Claimed cabin had cockroaches

• Said jet engines

were replaced 4

times a year

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Venting About the Workplace:

• Teacher fired for posting on Facebook that she was teaching in “The most ghetto school in Charlotte”

• (Did actually teach at a very poor school : 95% of students qualify for lunch subsidies)

• Another teacher in same district suspended for posting on Facebook “I hate my students”

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Venting About the Workplace:

• Kimberly Swann fired for posting “Bored at Work”

• Didn’t include company name

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• Mark Musarella• EMT fired from

Richmond University Medical Center

• Uploaded picture of murder victim to Facebook

Workplace TMI

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• Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

• 2 nurses fired for posting photos of patient’s X-ray on Facebook

Workplace TMI

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Employers Surveillance:• Kevin Colvin• Intern at Anglo Irish

Bank• Told boss needed to go

home for family reasons• Boss found picture from

party

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Employer Surveillance:

• Flight Attendant, Ellen Simonetti, TX

• Fired from Delta for picture on her blog in her uniform

• Never mentioned employer or full name

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The Legal Issues

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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications

• Invasion of privacy

• Non-Discrimination

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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications

• Whistleblowing

• Free speech vs. Censorship

• Public vs. Private Sector

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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications

• Union contract / CBA

• Just cause?

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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications

• Off-duty conduct

• Work connected?

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You’ve Been Caught – The Legal Ramifications

• Effect on employer’s reputation

• Can the employer still trust you?

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Protecting Your Profile from Prying Eyes

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Profiles are Revealing• Facebook Group

“You dialed 911 and requested an ambulance for that!”

• Without even being a member of Facebook, we can find this commenter’s name, picture, friends, etc

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Making Your Profile Private• Edit your privacy settings by clicking

“Account” in the top right corner

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Making Your Profile Private

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Making Your Profile Private• Create a list of friends (like “work contacts” or “family”) so that

you may control what they collectively see on your profile

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Making Your Profile Private• You can change the privacy settings for the list you

created (easier than blocking one person at a time)

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Search Engine Access• Under the “Search” category, select who you

want to be able to search for you on Facebook

• Unclick the box below to disallow search engines to connect your name to your Facebook profile

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Search Engine Access• Check what the search result is for you on Facebook

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Using Good Judgment

• Don’t friend the boss

• Untag yourself in photos

• Ask friends to take down pictures of you

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Using Good Judgment

• Make sure there’s nothing incriminating in the background of photos

• Assume everything you post can and will be seen by your boss

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Using Good Judgment

• Google yourself to see what your employer/ future employer will find

• Do not include your place of work in your profile

• Remember: old profile pictures are stored on your profile after you have changed them

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