Blog II: Spring

We discussed the dangers of social media in class.  Please look at the following website discussing state social media privacy laws: NSCL.org.   So far, 26 states have laws regarding privacy for social media accounts for employers; 16 of those states have laws regarding educational institutions.   Florida maintains no such protections for employees.  In 2016, the Florida Senate attempted SB-186, a law protecting employees from employers and schools invading online privacy.   SB-186 died in the Judiciary on 3/11/2016. According to a Florida employment law firm, employers can fire applicants based on social media posts.   For this blog post draft legal language that protects employees from having their privacy invaded by schools and employers.

The first paragraph should be the law.  The second paragraph should discuss how this law protects employees.   If you want to play devil’s advocate, then write two paragraphs on why employers and institutions should have the right to use social media content for vetting purposes.

 

Blog I: 2021

You are in a leadership position and need to send an emailed announcement to your staff.  The position and content of the message can be of your choice; however, make sure you follow these guidelines when doing your message:

I.  Address the email to your group.

 

II. Maintain a mature tone and use professional language.

 

III.  The message should concern a request. Examples: Achieve better results, increase productivity, or improve morale.

 

IV.  The message should be at least two paragraphs.  Start with the introduction and get to the main point within the first sentence.  From there, write about the situation triggering the request in the first paragraph.  In the second paragraph, please include the reason to implement the request.   Conclude with positive reinforcement and place your name under the message.

 

After writing the message, please list the primary, secondary, and tertiary readers of your document.