Employers Need To Be Careful How They Access Employees’ Facebook Accounts: Part 2

We recently posted about an arbitration decision that reminded employers that the Stored Communications Act could impact how employers gain access to social media accounts. (See August 19th post).

Soon New Jersey employers will also have to make sure that they are complying with New Jersey's Facebook Privacy bill. The bill specifically prohibits employers from demanding user names and passwords or access to employee's "private" social media sites unless certain limited exceptions apply.

This bill has been kicking around in various forms for over a year when it was finally passed by the legislature only to be conditionally vetoed by Governor Christie in March. The Assembly and Senate have approved Governor Christie's conditional veto and it is now going back to the Governor's desk to sign. We...