More Electronic Messages Appear in Court

Social media and other electronic messages continue to find their way into court. Three recent cases — from Minnesota, Indiana, and California — illustrate the trend. 

LinkedIn Posts Lead to Lawsuit. In a case making news in the employment law world, a recruiting firm has sued a former recruiter for sending LinkedIn messages to its clients in violation of the employee’s non-compete agreements.

TEKsystems  is a technology staffing and services company. In an effort to protect its client and prospect lists, client service agreements, billing rates, client preferences, and other confidential information,  TEKsystems required its employees to sign three “restrictive covenants” — an agreement not to compete, an agreement not to solicit clients, and an agreement not to disclose confidential information. Read more »