Changes Ahead For Social Media In the Workplace
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Social media has come a long way over the last few years. Services like Facebook and Twitter are no longer just ways to casually communicate, but can provide companies with a wealth of insight about consumer and employee behavior. As social media continues to evolve at a rapid clip, it’s safe to say that the related legal challenges in the workplace will, too.
In a recent webinar, “Social Media in the Workplace—What Is Trending for 2014?”, attorneys from Mayer Brown took a hard look at the legal landscape for social media in the work environment. Michael Lackey, a partner at Mayer Brown who helped lead the webinar, explained that social media is “blurring the lines between personal and professional life” in profound and important ways.
“The change with social media, as I think we’re all aware, is it’s not a one-on-one communication,” he said. “Here are opportunities for someone to go out and really impact, make a statement that can reach an extraordinarily large group.”
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