Feb 5, 2010 5
Employer Liability for Employee Social Media
Buried within last week’s firestorm ignited by a couple of posts over at AgentGenius was an actually important issue that all social media practitioners and companies thinking about social media need to think about.
When is a company or an organization responsible for the social media actions of its employees?
Now, while I have gone to law school, and am a member of the Bar, I am not a lawyer, and what follows should not be construed as legal advice or any such thing. Consult your own attorneys for their take on the issue.
From where I stand, I believe the answer will depend largely on three factors: (a) the employee’s “day job” responsibilities, (b) the “social media act” at issue, and (c) employer’s level of knowledge. But this is a first stab, and I would love thoughts/comments from the readers, especially from those who are practicing attorneys.
