Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : December 15, 2009

In today’s world, it’s almost impossible to completely disconnect from work. Many companies’ employees operate on laptops, which can be taken home at night. And even when those aren’t open, employees can still be reached at any hour via smartphone. Today, Tom Crane raises the interesting question of whether or not employees should be compensated when they are required to check their work email outside of office hours. As always, here’s ten of the best posts on the LexBlog Network today, which saw 123 posts in total.

• Creating Guidelines for Employees to Engage in Social Media – Hartford lawyer Daniel Schwartz of Pullman & Comley in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Did Lack Of Training Lead To A “Preventable Death” In A Colorado Assisted Living Facility? – Idaho attorney John Kormanik of Kormanik Hallam & Sneed
• California Labor Commissioner Allows Deductions From Exempt Employee Vacation For Partial-Day Absences – Los Angeles lawyer Betsy Johnson of EpsteinBeckerGreen on the firm’s Wage & Hour Defense Blog
• Understanding debt-to-income ratios and how they relate to loan modifications – Seattle attorney Robert Dickson of Dickson Steinacker  on the firm’s Washington Real Estate Law Blog
• Net Neutrality: Whose First Amendment? – First Amendment authority Richard Kaplar on Media & Communications Policy
• Supreme Court to Review Text Message Case; Primarily of Interest to Public Employers – Portland lawyer Dennis Westlind of Stoel Rives in the firm’s World of Work Blog
• Employees Required to Check Work Email after Hours – Texas attorney Tom Crane on his San Antonio Employment Law Blog
• In Landmark Rulings, Ontario Court Allows IMAX Securities Suit to Proceed, Certifies Class – Ohio lawyer Kevin LaCroix of OakBridge Insurance Services in his blog, The D & O Diary
• US Supreme Court Drops Bombshell “Summary Disposition” Vacating 2d Circuit’s Chrysler Decision – Chicago attorney Steve Jakubowski of The Coleman Law Firm on the The Bankruptcy Litigation Blog
• Blogging: It’s a Matter of Trust – Washington, D.C. lawyer Carolyn Elefant at her blog, My Shingle