This week, technology came with a cost, causing employers to face liability and employees to face job-loss. A California court held an employer liable for employees’ harassing off-duty blog posts. A North Carolina steakhouse fired a waiter after he posted a photo online showing a generous tip left by Peyton Manning. A Minnesota school also faces liability for forcing a student to surrender her Facebook password.
Technology and the Workplace
- Off-Duty Blogging Creates Employer Harassment Liability (LawfficeSpace)
- Steakhouse Waiter Fired for Showing the World What a Great Tipper Peyton Manning Is (DeadSpin)
- Employees’ Use of Facebook Biggest Time-Suck, According to Recent Survey (OhioEmployer’sLawBlog)
- Lenses to Ease Strain from Staring at Screens (NYTimes)
Technology and the Law
- Lawsuit Ensues After Minnesota Girl Was Forced to Give Up Her Facebook Password (HuffingtonPost)
- Class Action Says Social Network, Game Apps Take Smartphone Info Without Permission (ABAJournal)
- $1.5 Million Settlement of First HIPPA Enforcement Action Resulting from HITECH Breach Notification Rule (SecurityPrivacyandtheLaw)
- Will the Pinterest “Nopin” Tag Put Online Image Owners on the Defensive on Implied Copyright Licenses? (NewMedia&TechnologyBlog)
There’s an App for That
- 10 Apps to Download for Your New iPad Retina Display (Wired)
- Achieving a Runner’s High With a Little Data Help (NYTimes)
- New App Available in the Fight Against Colon Cancer (MarketWatch)
- The CW Launches Mobile App (RBR.com)