We’ve heard of some interesting requests for disability accommodations, but this one takes the cake.
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Tags: ADA, electro-sensitivity, WiFi
The easiest way to pump news to employees is often the company intranet. But can employees who miss important info sue you? Read the facts of this real life case and decide - who won?
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Tags: announcements, benefits, intranet
What’s one thing top-level execs wish HR folks were better at? Answer:
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Tags: executives, recruiting, survey, talent management, tech skills
HR and IT managers would like to think roaming workers follow the same rules as their office-based counterparts. But new research shows just how far those rules are bent.
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Tags: company-owned devices, laptops, mp3, porn
It’s a tool most employers use. But here’s one way your intranet might expose you to liability for harassment and discrimination suits.
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Tags: defamation, harassment, intranets, message boards
Have your managers ever had to fire someone for reading dirty Web sites or sending racy e-mails? If not, they might need to pay closer attention.
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Tags: computer use, e-mail, harassment, porn
Think an employee’s faking an illness to get a day off? Try strapping him to a polygraph machine.
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Tags: discipline, DWP, Great Britian, lie detector, sick days
Another use of the Internet HR could do without: A worker has created a Web site describing an EEOC charge he’s filed against a former employer.
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Tags: complaints, EEOC, lawsuit, Web site
There’s a new e-mail scam targeting you and your employees. Here’s how to identify it when it lands in your inbox.
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Tags: confidential data, e-mail scams, ID theft, IR
Right now, seven states require some or all employers to use the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to check the employment eligibility of new hires. Many more have legislation on the way.
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