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: Strategic HR LawyerBeware of the Nice Things Your Employees Say
The Federal Trade Commission recently published guidelines regarding testimonials and endorsements in advertising. The goal of the update was to address blogs and social media. So why should HR professionals and employment lawyers care about this? Because, it's your employees who are saying all of those nice things.
Fellow Lexbloggers at Porter Wright over on their Technology Law Source Blog explain the reasons why we need to worry about endorsements our employees are making on line. They've done a great job of spelling it out for us. Take it away:
Endorsement Guides Create Concerns for More Than Just Bloggers
Full post as published by Strategic HR Lawyer on September 29, 2010 (boomark / email).
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