It seems at least once a month a news story breaks featuring a social media mishap like the colorful tweet about the driving abilities of fellow road warriors in Detroit that recently was sent from the Twitter account of a well-known auto maker. Or employers using data obtained from social media outlets to discipline and even fire employees. And we all see that the improper use of social media can be devastating to an organizations brand and reputation.
With social medias ever-changing landscape and the technology savvy workforce that millennials bring to an organization, it is increasingly important to implement a strong and effective social media policy.
Implementing a social media policy that is effective without inhibiting productivity, infringing on privacy rights, or violating labor laws can be difficult. Join us Wednesday, May 10, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. EDT for an insightful dialogue between Eric Morehead, Senior Compliance Counsel for Corpedia, and Genetha Barton Turner, Partner Locke Lord LLP, as they discuss:
- Employment Hiring, Discipline, and Termination
- Social Media Policy Development
- Employment Litigation
- Best Practices
SPEAKERS:
Eric Morehead
Senior Compliance Counsel, Compliance Advisory Services - Corpedia, Inc.
Eric Morehead is Senior Compliance Counsel for Compliance Advisory Services for Corpedia, Inc., a leading ethics, compliance and risk assessment consulting company and licensed credentialing partner of the Ethisphere Institute. Mr. Morehead works with Corpedia and Ethispheres varied clients to build and enhance their compliance programs. This work includes compliance program creations and assessments which are both done utilizing the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines as the foundation of review as well as creating organizational Code of Conduct and policies. In addition, Mr. Morehead serves as a Contributing Director of the Ethisphere Institute, the leading international think-tank dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, corporate social responsibility, anti-corruption and sustainability.
Prior to joining Corpedia, Mr. Morehead was the Assistant General Counsel of the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington, DC. In this position, he was responsible for assisting members of the Commission by researching, developing and drafting amendments of the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines, with a particular focus on the Organizational Sentencing Guidelines. In addition, in this role he chaired the policy team that revised and strengthened organizational ethics and compliance best practices. Previous to his role with the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Mr. Morehead was a litigation associate at Hinton, Sussman, Bailey & Davidson in Houston, Texas focusing on white-collar cases and representing clients before various agencies including SEC, OSHA and FERC.
Mr. Morehead received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University and a Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law.
Genetha Turner
Partner - Locke Lord LLP
(Bio coming soon)
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