According to Bay News 9, Employers in the state of Florida are currently allowed to request personal login information for social media accounts from employees and potential employees, but a new bill could change that.
SB 126, a bill proposed by state Sen. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) for the 2015 session, would keep employers from requesting access to employees' — or prospective employees' — social media accounts.
I'm not sure whether I am in favor of this or not. If an employee uses the Internet to access their social networks on company time, then the company might have that right. Companies should ban any use of social media on company time unless it is part of their job. What do you think?
SB 126: Social Media Privacy
GENERAL BILL by Clemens
Social Media Privacy; Prohibiting an employer from
requesting or requiring access to a social media account of an employee
or prospective employee under certain circumstances; prohibiting an
employer from taking retaliatory personnel action for an employee’s
refusal to allow access to his or her social media account; authorizing
civil action for a violation; specifying that an employer is not
prohibited from seeking access to social media accounts used primarily
for the employer’s business purposes, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2015 Last Action: 12/12/2014 Senate - Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; Rules
Location: In committee/council (CM)
What do I think?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds to me that clemens is sponsoring a lot of bills for bad people who, speed, use drugs, are in jail, and now use social media in their work.
What does this pathetic politician really do for the average American?
Jeff,working for the dirt bags. Yet Jeff won't support Joey's Bill,to prevent infant death. It might upset the medical lobby.A real Dirt bag, working for his fellow dirt bags.
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