Resource: Developing Effective Social Media Policies

Solar Co. Inc., a solar panel manufacturing and installation company, has recently encountered several legal issues related to harassment allegations by employees, mistakenly classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees, and internal disputes related to employees posting sensitive company information on their personal social media accounts outside of work.To prevent these issues from happening in the future, Solar Co. is in the process of updating its employee handbook.

Prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes advising the CEO with respect to:

• Preventing sexual harassment and discrimination including specific action items that will be required of employees and management.
• Explaining the difference between an employee and an independent contractor.
• Providing guidelines related to appropriate content and identification of Solar Co. in employee use of social media including specific action items that will be required of employees and management.