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How much private information can an employer or prospective employer demand to know about you? On our forums, a participant asks if an employee must give his Facebook account password to his employer on demand. The answer is yes, if he wants to keep his job.   Private employers not prohibited from probing your social networks Employers generally not prohibited from acting on what they find Employers may not illegally discriminate or retaliate using this information Like this article? Share …

Here are some news items we though you’d be interested in. Critics don’t like giving parents savings on back-to-school shopping. ”Tax holidays” start today in many states, giving parents and students a break at the cash register by not charging state sales tax on their back-to-school purchases. The idea’s a hit with shoppers – everyone likes to save money, whether it’s $1 or $100.   Critics don’t like the idea because most states are facing budget crunches and could use the …

What do Warren Jeffs, "Dreamboard," and Vogue magazine(?) have in common? A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault yesterday. His offenses included having sex with a 12-year-old child whom he claimed was his "spiritual wife." This is one of the more out-in-the-open forms of child sexual exploitation we see in society.   Polygamist sect leader convicted for sex with 12-year-old girl Fashion magazine flaunts 10-year-old girl in adult get-up Feds crack major online child …