Employees Need to Think Twice About How They Use Social Networking
A recent lawsuit may give employees pause to think about how they use social networking in their workplace.
Three former employees of are accused of violating noncompete and non-solicit agreements by TEKsystems Inc., according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
In a suit filed in Minneapolis’ U.S. District Court, the employer said one of the employees wrongfully contacted former clients and coworkers — and more unusually, said her LinkedIn page allegedly proves it. The suit also names the woman's new employer as a defendant.
While working as a technical recruiter for TEKsystems, the employee reportedly signed contracts prohibiting her from contacting clients and colleagues if she left the company’s employ, which she did in November. TEKsystems provides information-technology staffing and services.
In January, the woman joined another firm where she is now the business development manager. TEKsystems said the former employee, in her new position, used social networking sites to communicate with more than a dozen of TEKsystems contract employees. It notes LinkedIn connections with at least 16 TEKsystems employees as evidence. The complaint further alleges the woman messaged an invitation to a TEKsystems employee to come to her new workplace. (workersxzcompxzkit)
TEKsystems didn’t say how it got the message or saw her connections, but LinkedIn users can view the contacts they share with the woman.
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