By Reese Darragh, Compliance Week Columnist - December 6, 2011
More companies are using social media sites like LinkedIn to search for potential job candidates. While there's nothing inherently problematic about the strategy, companies need to be careful, since these sites often provide sensitive personal information. "Employers should be careful not to make decisions based on some information obtained via social media," says Susan Gross Sholinsky of law firm Epstein Becker Green.