Social Media and Employment Litigation
Analyzing Recent Case Law, NLRB Activity and E-Discovery Challenges
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will prepare employment counsel to navigate the challenges of litigating cases involving workplace disputes over social media. The panel will discuss unique e-discovery issues in these cases, and best practices for pursuing or defending litigation and minimizing liability exposure.
Outline
- Disputes between employers and employees concerning ownership of social media accounts and privacy
- Litigation trends
- Best practices for minimizing disputes
- Litigation strategies for employers
- The NLRA and Efforts to Control Employee Use of Social Media
- NRLB Guidance
- Recent NLRB cases
- Best practices for minimizing disputes
- Litigation strategies for employers
- E-discovery issues in employment cases involving social media
- Challenges in preserving and gathering social media e-discovery
- Challenges in producing or obtaining social media e-discovery
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How are the courts and NLRB addressing cases involving workplace disputes over social media?
- What are some effective trial strategies for counsel pursuing or defending social media suits?
- How should employment counsel manage the unique discovery and e-discovery challenges that arise in social media cases?
- What policies and processes should counsel advise employers to proactively establish to minimize social media claims?
Following the speaker presentations, you'll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Faculty
Jeffrey E. Gross
Partner
Vandenberg & Feliu
His practice includes complex civil litigation, plus regulatory and corporate investigations. He has represented... | Read More
His practice includes complex civil litigation, plus regulatory and corporate investigations. He has represented institutions and individuals in matters involving securities, corporate governance, intellectual property, antitrust laws, and general commercial transactions. He has litigated and advised clients concerning non-compete agreements and allegations of trade secret misappropriation.
CloseChristopher D'Angelo
Atty
Vandenberg & Feliu
He represents management clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. He has litigated and advised clients in... | Read More
He represents management clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. He has litigated and advised clients in matters involving federal, state and local discrimination laws, wage-hour laws, family leave laws, plant closings, employment agreements and non-compete agreements. He has advised clients with respect to union-avoidance, and has appeared before the NLRB on behalf of clients.
CloseStephanie L. Giammarco, MA, CPA, CITP, CFE, CFF
Partner
BDO Consulting
She has more than fourteen years of experience providing litigation support in matters involving financial statement... | Read More
She has more than fourteen years of experience providing litigation support in matters involving financial statement fraud, employee misconduct investigations and corporate litigations. She has extensive experience collecting, preserving and analyzing electronic evidence, as well as implementing e-discovery tools pursuant to litigation and investigations in the United States and internationally.
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