On June 29th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released updated rules to combat deceptive advertisements and endorsements. Along with new endorsement guidelines and answers to FAQs, these new rules mark a potential new era of FTC enforcement for advertisers who participate in online marketing. There have been huge shifts in the social media advertising landscape … Continue Reading
Whether employers like it or not, their employees are using social media. Since that can put the employer's business at risk, it's a good idea to have policies in place governing such use. The NLRB has recently provided some useful, and possibly surprising, guidance for social media policies.… Continue Reading
Are you an employer, wondering how to deal with rants and raves -- about you -- that some of your employees have posted on Internet for all to see? A memo from the NLRB's Acting General Counsel may come in handy.… Continue Reading
So you're a businessperson, and your employees have company computers, and maybe even company phones, with Internet access. Do you let them use social media on your time and gear? Should you?… Continue Reading
