Blog Post: Your Employees Are Talking, Are You Listening?

http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics

Facebook is growing so rapidly that (and I make this leap, along with other quasi-reliable internet sources) rumors of 400 MySpace layoffs are rampant.

What do these statistics mean for you, as an employer? It means that now is the time to re-evaluate your social networking policies.  Lawyer posts are always replete with disclaimers and find print. Should your employees' posts be, too?

Laura J. Hazen is a Director at Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, P.C. In her employment practice, Hazen provides day-to-day advice and coaching to public and private companies on various employment matters. She also has an active litigation practice where she concentrates on representing business in all aspects of complex business and employment disputes. You can contact her by email at lhazen@irelandstapleton.com or by phone at 303-623-2700.

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