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By Spring Law | 3 Minutes Read February 10, 2021

Social media as a hiring tool

As the practice of vetting job candidates through review of their social media presence becomes more prevalent, especially in industries and businesses oriented around interactive digital technologies, the question of whether employers are legally entitled to do so becomes an increasingly relevant one.

Article by Spring Law / Business, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Privacy / background checks, employment law, employment references, hiring, protected grounds of discrimination, recruiting, social media Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 6 Minutes Read March 20, 2020

COVID-19 – Managing privacy and cyber issues

Privacy laws require that personal information is at all times protected by appropriate security safeguards, and this requirement will continue to apply in connection with COVID-19 work-from-home arrangements

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Payroll, Privacy / COVID-19, cyber crime, cyber security, privacy, remote work, risk management practices, social media Leave a Comment

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 20, 2020

Substantial damages awarded for defamatory social media posts

The recent decision of Rook v. Halcrow, 2019 BCSC 2253 continues to underscore that social media posts are public domain and that serious censure can follow defamatory social media posts. It appears that courts are perhaps increasingly willing to award very serious damages for particularly malicious social media posts.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / defamation, defamatory comments, injury to reputation, social media, social media posts

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