On August 29, 2013, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law Assembly bill no. 2878 (fourth reprint), which prohibits employers from asking or insisting that their employees provide access to their personal social networking accounts. New Jersey is the thirteenth state to enact some form of employee social media networking legislation.
Once the law goes into effect, New Jersey
Continue Reading New Jersey Becomes the Thirteenth State to Pass Employee Social Networking Privacy Legislation
Recently, state legislatures in both Idaho and New Hampshire have proposed significant legislation relating to trade secret and non-compete agreements. Each of these bills has the potential to significantly impact employers and their hiring processes.