Employer requests for job applicants' usernames, passwords gets lawmakers' attention

WASHINGTON—Two U.S. senators are calling on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into a “new, disturbing trend” of employers demanding that job applicants turn over their usernames and passwords for social networking and email sites.

The realities of the new world of social networking is spawning more and more questions about 'privacy'.

If an employee uses a 'screen-name' to disparage his or her employer - what recourse does the employer have?

I am sure this will end up in the courts.

Increased regulation expands directors and officers exposures: Panel!

NEW YORK—Stricter reporting and disclosure requirements, expanded enforcement efforts and greater public visibility of wrongful acts during the past several years have increased the likelihood of derivative civil litigation for some companies after a government investigation, according to a panel of attorneys at the ninth annual Anderson Kill & Olick P.C. Directors and Officers Conference in New York.