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Labor/Employment

Sep. 19, 2012

Social media boom creates new sources of liability for employers

A shocking 66 percent of Fortune 500 companies now have Facebook accounts; 73 percent are active on Twitter. By David L. Martin and Christopher C. Hossellman of Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP


By David L. Martin and Christopher C. Hossellman


With the meteoric rise of sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, the line between work and personal interactions has become indelibly altered. Social media isn't just for the under-30 set anymore. A recent study found that 55 percent of people aged 45 to 54 now have a profile on a social media site. This group also showed the greatest increase in social media usage, up from 45 percent last year. "The S...

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