3 Costly Attitudes That Must Stop...
Stop thinking social media is a public relations issue. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that social media is a "high
liability" issue that impacts the constitutional rights of all employees and the public. All employees must be trained in social media liability, not just the PIO. (See case law below)
Stop thinking your social media policy, even from the best policy service or association, will protect you in court. In a lawsuit, you must prove that your policy was enforced with specialized employee social media liability training, or your policy isn't worth the paper it's written on in court.
Stop thinking verbal warnings to employees by in-house attorneys or others satisfy the new 1983 federal training standard. Busy in-house attorneys use my online course to train all their employees because they don't qualify in court as social media law experts.
The Biggest Benefit Of My "Red Flag Warning System"
Is That You Build A Strong Liability Shield Around
Your Posts, Tweets, Texts, Email, And Other
Digital Media When Engaging In...
  • Community Events
  • Responding to negative comments.
  • Opinions and jokes on personal devices
  • Internal communication with employees
  • Background checks
  • Fire Inspection
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Public notifications
  • Photographing or Videotaping Privacy
  • Copyright and Trademark
  • Live streaming, Using Hashtags
Another Big Benefit Of My Online Course
In A 1983 Inadequate Training or Tort Lawsuit, This Specialized Online Course Gives You Documented Proof
That All Your Employees Received Expert Social Media Liability Training By A Top Social Media Attorney...
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This class was a wake up call and can save your career, your personal life, your agency, and your co-workers." 

- Kristian DeVito, Colts Neck Township Police, NJ
The Cities Below Could Have Saved Big Legal Damages, Careers, Personal Liability, And Public Image With My Online Course And Social Media Policy Updates...
Areas Of Vulnerability

  • First Amendment policy language was too vague and broad.

  • No proof of employee social media liability training to enforce the policy .
Areas Of Vulnerability

  • First Amendment policy language was too vague and broad..

  • No proof of employee social media liability training to enforce the policy .
"Very enlightening course. I obtained important ideas to take back to my leadership as it relates to our social media footprint."

- Bill Suthard, PIO,
Huntersville Fire Department, NC
My $12 Per Person Expert Social Media Liability Training Guarantees That Employees Don't Have To Guess What Opinions And Jokes Are "Free Speech"...
The Risks Are Too High To Avoid Making It Mandatory That Every Officer And Civilian Staff Member Take My Expert Online Social Media Liability Course...
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You Can't Control Every Post Or Tweet, But You Can Mitigate The Department's Risk Exposure By Proving That You Gave All Employees Outside Specialized Social Media Liability Training.
My Expert Online Course Keeps You Out Of
These Type Of Headlines...
"Mark, your information was like purchasing a one million dollar insurance policy."

- Bryan Macy
Winston Salem,, NC

In-House Attorneys And PIOs Aren't Social Media Law Experts And Don't Want To Take The Risk Of Having Their Social Media Policies And Training Rejected In Court.
Don't Miss Out On This Limited Time Group Rate: $12 Per Person

Questions? Call 954-748-7698
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How To Close Hidden Social Media Policy Gaps Created By The New Federal Standards
“Mark, thanks to you, our city manager approved your Social Media and Records Management Policy you did for us. Your assistance in this entire process is greatly appreciated."
    
Pat Cabrera, Office of the City Clerk, Las Vegas, NV

Questions? 954-748-7698
Clearly Established Laws: Social Media and Smartphones Are High Risk Platforms:  Packingham v. North Carolina 137 S. Ct. 1730 (2017), Riley v. California 134 S. Ct. 2473 (2014), Elonis v. U.S. 135 S. Ct. 2001 (2015). Privacy Issues:  First and Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, City of Ontario, California v. Quon 130 S. Ct. 2619 (2010). Libel: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 US 254 - 1964, Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 US 323 - 1974 -Unprotected Opinions : Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Company, 497 U.S. 1 (1990). Obvious Need For More In-Depth Training: 42 U.S. 1983, City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris 489 U.S. 378 (1989), Monell v. Department of Social Services, 436 U.S. 658 (1978). No Qualified Immunity: Qualified immunity applies so long as the official conduct of the individual defendant "does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1982),  White v. Pauly, 137 S. Ct. 548, 551 (2017), Anderson v. Creighton, 483 U.S. 635, 640 (1987), Pearson v. Callahan, 555 U.S. 223 (2009). Cahoo v SAS Analytics Inc. 912 F.3d 887 (Cir. 2019). Affirmative Defense For Harassment and Other High Liability Issues  : Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998), Burlington Industries Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742(1998). State of Mind For Punitive Damages Kolstad v. American Dental Ass'n, 119 S. Ct. 218 (1999).
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