Tag archives: Glassdoor

How anonymous can you be on social media?

By Joy Wang (US) on January 17, 2018 Posted in Litigation

In November of 2017, a federal appeals court rejected employment-related site Glassdoor’s claim that its users had a First Amendment right to anonymity that would protect their information from disclosure pursuant to a grand jury subpoena. The panel also sustained a contempt order that was entered by the district court to enforce the decision. (In … Continue reading

Anonymity of former employee reviews

By Heather Sherrod (US) on June 14, 2017 Posted in Employment and labor

In March of 2017, a California court of appeals prohibited the disclosure of an individual’s identity after the individual anonymously posted negative information about his former employer on the website Glassdoor. Glassdoor, Inc. operates a website that allows individuals to post reviews anonymously about their employment experiences. One such post was published to the website … Continue reading