On August 16, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law SB2306, an amendment to the state's year-old social media law, The Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. The amendment clarifies that the Act applies only to the personal accounts of employees or prospective employees used exclusively for personal communications unrelated to any business purpose of the employer, and not to professional accounts used for business purposes. The amendment also adds an exception that other states have included in their social media laws that nothing restricts an employer from complying with legal duties to screen employees or applicants prior to hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications as required by law provided that the information sought by the employer relates to a professional account. The amendment becomes effective January 1, 2014. For more information on Illinois' social media law, see Legal Update, New Illinois Law Bars Employers from Requesting Login Information to Social Networking Sites. For more information on state laws addressing employer access to current and prospective employees' social media accounts, see Practice Note, Employer Access to Social Media Accounts State Laws: Overview.