As blogging becomes a growing legal and personnel headache for employers, the problem has surfaced in the newsroom of Miami New Times. A controversy over two editors’ publicly accessible blog observations about current and former staffers has caused major turmoil at the company — and could provide basis for a defamation suit, say legal observers. In similar situations at other companies around the country, heads have rolled.
Details here from the Miami Business Daily Review via Law.com.
As blogging becomes a growing legal and personnel headache for employers, the problem has surfaced in the newsroom of Miami New Times. A controversy over two editors’ publicly accessible blog observations about current and former staffers has caused major turmoil at the company — and could provide basis for a defamation suit, say legal observers. In similar situations at other companies around the country, heads have rolled.
Details here from the Miami Business Daily Review via Law.com.
As blogging becomes a growing legal and personnel headache for employers, the problem has surfaced in the newsroom of Miami New Times. A controversy over two editors’ publicly accessible blog observations about current and former staffers has caused major turmoil at the company — and could provide basis for a defamation suit, say legal observers. In similar situations at other companies around the country, heads have rolled.
Details here from the Miami Business Daily Review via Law.com.
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