Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…Oh My! What Wisconsin Employers Need to Know Before Requesting Access to an Employee’s Social Media Account

On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, signed into law the ?Wisconsin Social Media Protection Act.? The act went into effect on April 10, 2014, and places restrictions on the types of information that Wisconsin employers can and cannot seek from employees and/or job applicants regarding their personal social media accounts.