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Social Networking and Blogging: Managing the Conversation

Gregory I. Rasin, a partner at Proskauer Rose, and Ariane R. Buglione, an associate at the firm, write that individuals are increasingly using blogs and social networking sites in both their private and work lives, making it imperative that employers understand them. In an era where a plethora of employment law regulation has given employers every incentive to "sanitize" the workplace by limiting worker conversations and interactions, blogs have created a new set of variables to consider.

The Impact of 'Crawford' on Employer-Initiated Investigations

Anne C. Patin, a partner at Seward & Kissel, writes that despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, employers must continue to conduct internal investigations because aside from preventing harassment in the workplace altogether, prompt and remedial action to prevent or correct any alleged harassment is an employer's first and best defense to a charge of harassment.

The WARN Act and Distressed Companies

Robert N. Holtzman, a partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, writes: "Distressed companies and their large investors are increasingly targeted by class actions alleging violations of the WARN Act. Only through careful advance planning can an employer best ensure that it satisfies its obligations under the act. Large equity and debt holders must take care to ensure that they are not perceived as having exercised de facto control over the employer such that they may be held liable under the WARN Act for its conduct."