The Law and Order of Social Media

Do you have a social media policy? Are you protecting your confidential information from being published on social media? Join Diane J. Geller, Partner, Gentry, Locke, Rakes and Moore, LLP as she discusses the wonders and challenges of the social media landscape. Attendees will learn updates on the latest social media wonders and blunders; whether and how laws such as the NLRA, FCRA, SCA and Title VII have evolved to keep up with the social media phenomena; whether social media should be used in the hiring and firing process; the challenges with keeping confidential information “confidential” with social media; whether you are entitled to know what your employees are saying about you on social media platforms; and considerations for drafting social media policies.

A former general counsel for public and private companies, Gentry Locke partner Diane Geller focuses her practice on consultive employment law and corporate matters. As a member of the Labor and Employment and Commercial practice groups and head of Gentry Locke’s Staffing Law practice, Diane represents companies in issues such as employment and labor, social media, contract negotiations, transactions, franchise law, receivables financing, and general corporate matters. She has broad experience in the contingent work force industry, having represented staffing companies and their vendors for over 20 years and having served as general counsel for a large, publicly traded national staffing company prior to entering private practice. Diane is admitted to practice law in Virginia, Florida, New York, and Tennessee.