Employers Receive Some Guidance From Regulators on Crafting Their Social Media Policies

Steven Greenhouse writing in The New York Times:

Do not just tell workers not to post confidential information, Ms. Keyser said. Instead, tell them not to disclose, for example, trade secrets, product introduction dates or private health details.

But placing clear limits on social media posts without crossing the legal line remains difficult, said Steven M. Swirsky, another labor lawyer. “Even when you review the N.L.R.B. rules and think you’re following the mandates,” he said, “there’s still a good deal of uncertainty.”

via Employers’ Social Media Policies Come Under Regulatory Scrutiny - NYTimes.com.