Learn the 9 most frequently violated US Rules and Regulations. in this whimsical, simple infographic, designed to improve social media compliance at work. Post this infographic in your office or break room to inform your employees about what is and isn’t considered safe social media use. Technology advances faster than government can adapt, so laws that were enacted before social media existed often determine its lawful use. © www.ericschwartzman.com Breaking those laws can cost employers hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars and obliterate brand equity…but most managers don’t even know that they exist. Display this poster at work to improve awareness of how the National Labor Relations Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, HIPAA, Communications Decency Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, FINRA Guidance and the FTC Dotcom Disclosure Guidelines govern social media use.

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NationalLabor
RelationsAct
Protects Workers rights
to discuss hours, wages
and working conditions
on social media.
FairCredit
ReportingAct
Imposes restrictions on
employer social media
background checks,
particularly with job
applicants.
ComputerFraud
&AbuseAct
Makes using someone
else’s credentials to access
a social network without
proper authorization a
criminal offense.
DigitalMillennium
CopyrightAct
Makes hacking copyright protection
software a crime, but indemnifies
social networks from copyright
infringement claims, as long as they
comply with take down requests.
Communications
DecencyAct
Makes sending anything
“obscene or indecent” to
a minor via electronic
communications a crime
HIPAARestricts
health care providers
from sharing any
individually identifiable
patient information on
social media.
ElecronicCommunications
PrivacyAct
Imposes restrictions on what type of
employee threads can be monitored
on social media by employers
FINRA
releases social media
marketing guidelines to
the financial industry
FederalTradeComission
DotcomDisclosure
Guidelines
Requires advertisers and marketers
to disclose material relationships in
the body of their social media posts.
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