Tennessee Enacts Online Social Media Privacy Law: Employment Law Manual, Chart Updated; Legal Timetable Added

Authors: Beth P. Zoller, Melissa A. Silver, Marta Moakley and David Weisenfeld, XpertHR Legal Editors

Tennessee has enacted the Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014 prohibiting private employers from accessing employees' and job applicants' social media information and accounts. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2015.

As a result of this development, the Tennessee Employee Privacy, Employment Offer and Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates and Employee Discipline sections of the Employment Law Manual and the Social Media Password Privacy Protection Legislation - Chart have been updated. In addition, an entry has been added to the Legal Timetable.