Related to the last post — is your company working on its social media employee policy? If not, you should be. If you happen to be in Boston, Mintz Levin is hosting a breakfast briefing on social media in the workplace next week. Register here
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Some startling statistics regarding social networking issues in the workplace……
Posted in Employee PrivacyYou might be surprised to know that social networking policies, governing employee use of blogging, Facebook, Twitter and the like, are still a rarity at many business, including teaching hospitals. And, you might be equally surprised to hear that studies are revealing that medical students are displaying cavalier attitudes towards the protection of patient confidentiality…. Continue Reading
Massachusetts Attorney General proposes privacy regulations to apply to her office
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, LegislationWritten by Cynthia and Elissa An oft-cited criticism of the Massachusetts data security regulations (201 CMR 17.00), effective March 1, 2010, is that the regulations specifically do not apply to government entities — the only reason being that the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation does not have the authority or jurisdiction to enact… Continue Reading
Remember the school-days admonition that something might end up on your “permanent record”?
Posted in Data Compliance & SecurityA Fordham Law School study found that state educational databases across the country have severely inadequate privacy protections for the nation’s school children. The study, prepared by the Center on Law and Information Policy, reports that at least 32% of states warehouse children’s social security numbers; at least 22% of states record student pregnancies; and… Continue Reading
When employee handbooks don’t tell the whole story…..
Posted in Employee PrivacyWritten by Cynthia and Jennifer The discussion of employer access to employee emails in our September 21 blog entry continues with another appellate court decision about workplace privacy rights. In Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., the court completely rejected an employer’s attempt to rely upon an email policy to gain access to an… Continue Reading
Privacy Class Actions….Waiting for Hannaford
Posted in Data BreachMy colleague, Kevin McGinty, has penned an interesting analysis of the latest in the class action litigation arising out of the Hannaford supermarket chain data breach. Specifically, Maine’s highest court is being asked to determine whether the law recognizes the time and effort payment cardholders spend trying to protect themselves after a data breach as… Continue Reading
