Alexander Nemiroff

Question of Social Media Account Ownership Need Not be a Problem for Employers
A. Robert Fischer,Joseph J. Lazzarotti,Alexander Nemiroff, February 13, 2012
Disputes between employers and departing employees over the ownership of social media accounts are on the docket of a number of federal district courts throughout the nation. Employers in these cases are asserting ownership over company Twitter and LinkedIn profiles claiming, among other things,...

Philadelphia Ordinance to Require Some Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave
Alexander Nemiroff, November 10, 2011
Certain Philadelphia employers will be required to provide full-time employees with paid sick leave beginning July 1, 2012. The City Council voted 15-2 in support of the measure and Mayor Michael Nutter did not veto it. The new Ordinance, an amendment to Chapter 17-1300 of the Philadelphia Code,...

Unauthorized Employee Recommendations, References on Social Media May Put Employers at Risk
Joseph J. Lazzarotti,Alexander Nemiroff, November 10, 2011
Employers are beginning to realize that their employees are sending or receiving recommendations on social media sites, such as LinkedIn, about co-workers’, vendors’, and customers’ work performance or services that are inconsistent with the employer’s policies. Worse yet,...