Reminder: New Jersey Social Media Privacy Bill Goes Into Effect December 1

Effective December 1, 2013, employers must comply with New Jersey’s Social Media Privacy Law. As we previously reported here, this new law prohibits employers from requiring job applicants or current employees:

to disclose their personal social media account usernames and passwords; or
to provide access to their personal social media account.

The law also contains an anti-retaliation provision and bars employers from requiring current or prospective employees to waive their rights under the law as a condition of […]

By | November 29th, 2013 ||

Canada: Employer Did Not Discourage Workers From Reporting Accidents To WSIB: WSIAT

A worker who delayed reporting an alleged workplace accident has claimed that his employer discouraged employees from reporting, but the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal has rejected that claim. The decision illustrates the importance of maintaining a practice of promptly reporting accidents to the WSIB.

The worker worked with a roofing company.  He filed a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board on April 3, 2008 alleging that he was injured in a […]

By | November 29th, 2013 ||

Australia: "Without prejudice" not enough to keep employee's files confidential

There’s a very real risk that ‘without prejudice’ offers may be seen as a constructive dismissal or a predetermination of the outcome of an investigation.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an applicant to hand over “without prejudice” files, sending a warning to anyone thinking of drafting these documents without legal assistance (Hammerton v Knox Grammar School [2013] FWC 9024).
Did she jump or was she pushed?
Ms Hammerton was in dispute with her employer, Knox Grammar […]

By | November 28th, 2013 ||