Racism at JCPenny Portrait

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/maryland-first-to-ban-employers-ask
ing-for-your-facebook-password/11674

http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/SB0433.htm
http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb0964.htm



Maryland just passed two bills - SB 433 & HB 964.


SB 433:
Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee
or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for
accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic
communications devices; prohibiting an employer from taking, or
threatening to take, specified disciplinary actions for an employee's
refusal to disclose specified password and related information;
prohibiting an employee from downloading specified information or
data; etc.



HB 964:

Prohibiting an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee
or applicant disclose any user name, password, or other means for
accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic
communications devices; prohibiting an employer from taking, or
threatening to take, specified disciplinary actions for an employee's
refusal to disclose specified password and related information;
prohibiting an employee from downloading specified information or
data; etc.




Why MD - cos that's where the issue first hit the news when a
corrections officer reported that he was ordered to hand over his FB
account as a requirement for being re-certified.


So, in MD at least - not only can they not ask you for your password,
they can't even demand you give them your user name.



Hopefully other states will soon follow.

You need mental help, seriously. You confronted her on facebook?
Please, get anger management help, you clearly have some issues.

You friended your photographer on FB?? Huh???

I'd find another place to go - Portrait Innovations is inexpensive,
quick and great pictures.

http://www.portraitinnovations.com/index.php?p=find_location_results&l
oc=178

To me an online argument outside of work is NO DIFFERENT than say....


if I was walking down the road and someone recognized me from work and
proceeded to yell at me or argue about their computer service.


Why should I - or anyone else - have to be a servant to a customer
like that when we're off the clock? I mean no I wouldn't swear at the
person (cos i'm trying to curb my potty mouth) but... I wouldn't
listen to them either.

So should I be punished for not being subservient? Are all employees
punching bags any time a customer wants to fight with them - even if
the employee is nowhere near the job?


I mean to me, that's bordering on firing someone for not doing their
job while off the clock. And may carry legal issues a company doesn't
want to even consider touching.



So for me at least... I'll be polite to customers I see outside of
work. But I sure as hell won't be their punching bag.

Confronting someone on Facebook makes you look like a stalker. You
should deal with this in an adult manner, at the store, and get the
store manager involved. If that isn't satisfactory, go up the chain at
the store managmenet, or corporate HQ. To follow somone off the
property and onto their Facebook page is just spooky and I'd be
putting a restraining order on you for that sort of behavior.

Google it. There are many instances of people being fired for
facebook posts. There was just an article in the news today about a
marine facing possible dismissal for starting an anti-obama facebook
page.

How so? How can I say the Marine story has nothing to do with this
letter?

Because the UCMJ does not apply to civilians. And it has specific
rules against badmouthing your commanding officer and the POTUS.



As for civilians being fired...
It depends on the posts made and the employment contract.

Say an employee spilling out company secrets - that may be bound by
contract and thus the employee can be fired.


But an employee complaining about work? It actually went to court for
once company that fired people for daring to complain. The company
lost and was told that employees have the right to vent online.


And specifically in this case, you're talking about either a private
IM between two FB users or wall posts.

if it's a private IM the company can't see it anyway and cannot force
the employee to turn the messages over. It's out of their
jurisdiction.


The only time i really think people should be fired over fb is for
- spilling company secrets
- boasting about breaking company rules, stealing from company, or
lying about taking a day off... and being dumb enough to have your
boss on your friends' list.

I saw on the news yesterday that some employers are now requesting
employee FB passwords before they are considered for hiring.

Why on earth would you stalk her on Facebook? Do you have something
personal with this employee (how else would you get her last name)?

Why not immediately, CALMLY, report her comments to a store manager?

Why did you add to the drama?