This post was written by Rose Plager-Unger and Frederick Lah.

On May 21, 2014, Oklahoma enacted H.B. 2372, following the trend outlined in our earlier article on the growing number of states prohibiting employers from requesting employee or applicant social media account passwords.  H.B. 2372 prohibits employers from requesting or requiring the user name and password of employees’ or applicants’ personal social media accounts or demanding employees or applicants to access the accounts in front of the employer.  The law also prohibits employers from firing, disciplining, or denying employment to employees or applicants who refuse to provide the requested information.

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