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Addressing Social Media In Restrictive Covenants

Law360, New York (June 1, 2015, 3:35 PM EDT) -- Nearly all commercial businesses have a social media presence on websites such as Facebook Inc., LinkedIn Corp., Twitter Inc. and numerous others. These dynamic sites provide opportunities to identify current and future consumers, but they also pose substantial risks to an employer's ability to consolidate those gains and protect its trade secrets. To guard against unwanted disclosures, post-employment restrictive covenants increasingly must address the employee's post-termination social media use....

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