Attorneys Say Use of Social Media Evidence in Chinese Courts Is Rising

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Oct. 27 — From emoticon messages to vacation photo uploads, China’s social media boom is creating a vast pool of evidence that Chinese courts are increasingly accepting in labor disputes, practitioners told Bloomberg BNA.

Employers and employees alike are bringing social media posts into court, based on a sample of recent China cases. In interviews with Bloomberg BNA, practitioners said companies should be aware of how employees use social media, formulate clear company policies that employees understand and notarize any social media posts to be used as evidence.

Source: www.bna.com

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