Kansas Bills Limit Employer Social Media Access
Associated Press - Wed 09:51 AM 01/30/2013
Two Kansas lawmakers are introducing measures aimed at limiting employers' access to job applicants' social media accounts.
Two Kansas lawmakers are introducing measures aimed at limiting employers' access to job applicants' social media accounts.
Rep. Gail Finney and Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau, both Democrats, are supporting measures that seek to protect job seekers from employers who want access to user names and passwords to look through social media accounts like Facebook or Twitter.
Finney is also pushing a bill that would ban colleges and universities from asking for the same information from students and potential students.
Finney understands why employers might research applicants using Facebook, but says she doesn't think that justifies peering deeply into their personal accounts.
Labor law experts believe such snooping is rare in the Kansas City area and the bill may be overkill.
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Associated Press information from: The Kansas City Star
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Jep1022
Wednesday 30 January 2013 14:09 Report this comment
The bill may be overkill? I lost my job because I was forced to log into Facebook so the city could look at every post I ever made for three years. Chief Hill...told you that this what you were doing was wrong!!! All employees had their settings to private including me but when I filed a complaint against a co-worker my supervisor found someone on my "friends" list to print anything I ever posted. So if I had a bad day at 911 and commented to MY FRIENDS ONLY & NOT PUBLICALLY....they used that to fire me. Employers have NO RIGHT to my personal business!!!!
blondechick
Wednesday 30 January 2013 14:57 Report this comment
I agree ... definitely not overkill. The persons calling it overkill are those that either stand to lose a lot (i.e. employers that DO snoop through their employees' personal business) or who are wearing their rose-colored glasses.
iamgonnagetu.3
Thursday 31 January 2013 09:35 Report this comment
Its time to get more laws in place of what employers can not do and this in one of them. Other than a criminal background check that should be it.