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The e-Policy Handbook: Rules and Best Practices to Safely Manage Your Company’s E-Mail, Blogs, Social Networking, and Other Electronic Communication Tools, Second Edition
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The e-Policy Handbook: Rules and Best Practices to Safely Manage Your Company’s E-Mail, Blogs, Social Networking, and Other Electronic Communication Tools, Second Edition

by Nancy Flynn
January 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
304 pages
9h 41m
English
AMACOM
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138 Internet Rules
networking or video site faces disciplinary action, up to and including
termination.
In the United States, private employers operating in employment-
at-will states have the right to fire employees for just about any reason,
including violation of social networking policies, video site rules, and
other employment policies, as long as the dismissal is not discriminatory
or in retaliation for whistle-blowing or union organizing.
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To date, less than 1 percent of employers have fired workers for
posting business-related content on social networking or video sites, ac-
cording to the 2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey from
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ISBN: 9780814410783