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Social Media: Legal and Management Implications (FM0038)

part of

The Human Resources advanced Executive Online Mini-MBA^® Program for Experienced Executives

The benefits and pitfalls of social media and blogging are changing the established rules of business. Web sites such as Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn are growing as key recruiting tools, but can carry substantial legal risks as well. Are you current?

In this course, you will analyze specific examples of traps a company and its employees should avoid when using social media. You'll dissect the legal implications of monitoring employees on the Web, as well as the privacy rights of employees according to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECDA). And vital for you and your company, you'll study legally defensible Internet privacy policies that employees will understand.

Valuable Takeaways You Can Apply Immediately...

You will:

Evaluate both the risks and advantages of using Facebook and other sites to scope out new hires
Understand the benefits an employer can reap from the use of social networks and Internet forums
Gain techniques to effectively monitor employee behavior - without crossing the line
Discover what is necessary to retrieve vital electronic evidence in investigations
Decipher when an employee can -and should- be terminated for misuse of company-owned technology.
Understand the keys for drafting an effective online and social networking policy.

You will receive a frameable Advanced Executive Mini-MBA Certificate in Human Resources when you successfully complete the program.