The explosion of social media and data mining, combined with changes in federal and state law, have created thorny, ever-evolving challenges for employers, employees, and employment counsel related to employee privacy and off-duty conduct. The panel of experts representing individuals and employers provide practical advice to help you better understand the sensitive balance between employers’ business interests and employees’ privacy rights-and key insights into how access to employee information can unconsciously taint decision-making and lead to legal claims and liability. The panelists offer a full range of perspectives, including that of in-house counsel, management lawyers, and employee-side counsel. Get up-to-date guidance on workplace privacy concerns and issues related to off-duty or off-site conduct that arise every day in the workplace-from hiring through retention, employee discipline, and termination.
Course Content
2:00 - 2:05 pmWelcome and Introduction
2:05 - 2:30 pm
Pre-Employment Background Checks
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Data Mining and Employee Hiring
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
3:00 - 3:25 pm
Interplay Between Workplace Drug Testing and Legal Marijuana Use
Michael R. Bertoncini, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
3:25 - 3:35 pm
Refreshment Break
3:35 - 4:00 pm
Employment Decisions Based on Employee Use of Social Media, In and Out of the Workplace
Jill Havens, Esq.,
Workplace Justice Law Group LLC, Jamaica Plain
4:00 - 4:25 pm
Employee Social Gatherings and Off-Site Harassment
Michael R. Bertoncini, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
4:25 - 4:50 pm
Privacy in a COVID World
Panel
4:55 - 5:00 pm
'Ask the Experts' Q&A Session
Panel
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
Speakers
CochairsMichael R. Bertoncini, Esq.,
Jackson Lewis, PC, Boston
James S. Weliky, Esq.,
Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, PC, Newton
Faculty
Jill Havens, Esq.,
Workplace Justice Law Group LLC, Jamaica Plain
