SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY TOP 10

Don’t Prohibit Employees from using the company name, address on personal profiles.

Don’t Attempt to Regulate or Restrict an Employee’s use of Social Media from any location/device other than work locations or devices.

Do Exclude “Protected Activity” under the National Labor Relations Act.

Do Have Employees sign a separate acknowledgment of receipt of the Policy.

Do Prohibit Employees from conducting “Background” searches using Facebook/Twitter/Internet.

Do Prohibit Employees from disclosing “Confidential” information on Social Media sites.

Do define “Confidential” information.

Do Prohibit Employees from “pressuring” or otherwise harassing their co-workers to connect or “friend.”

Do respond to complaints regarding Facebook/Twitter posts quickly.

Do consider hiring 3rd parties to conduct background checks of prospective employees in sensitive positions and utilize the option to screen “protected” information (i.e., race, religion, national origin, color, veteran status, disability, genetic history).

AND, DO HAVE A POLICY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.