I recently had a good dialog around why e-mail isnât social media and what sets social media apart from other media. Here is the dialog. E-mail is definitely social but not considered social media. It is tricky using the term âsocial mediaâ because as an industry term it only covers a subset of media that can be social. The key to social media really is effective mass collaboration (v. mass communication, team collaboration, etc.).
The statue of limitations on sexual harassment cases in New York is  three years. This means that you must file a sexual harassment  claim within three years, anything filed â¦ beyond that will not be  heard.
The Minnesota legislature, recognizing that employers are wary of potential defamation claims by employees or former employees, has taken steps to provide protection from this type of litigation. This has created a number of statutory defenses to defamation claims by employees. These statutory limitations, all located in Chapter 181 of Minnesota Statutes, are sometimes overlooked, but are critical to any discussion of defamation in the workplace. These statutes may be underutilized, however, because they are either cumbersome or limited to narrow circumstances.