Not as widely covered as a bill currently pending before the Massachusetts legislature that would ban employee non-competes in the Commonwealth is a lesser known bill, entitled “An Act Relative to Social Media Privacy Protection” (S.2118), that would prohibit employers from requiring employees or applicants to hand over their social media log-in information, or requiring employees to accept
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Oregon the Latest State to Pass Social Networking Privacy Legislation; Vermont Establishes Committee to Study and Recommend Such Legislation
Oregon’s Social Media Account Protection Act
On May 22nd, Oregon enacted its own social networking privacy law, becoming the thirteenth state nationwide to do so. The law aims to protect employee social-networking privacy by prohibiting their employers from requiring access to employees’ accounts.
We previously blogged about similar legislation passed in Washington state, Utah, New Mexico, Arkansas, California
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