An employer is facing a possible lawsuit after an employee snooped through a co-worker’s e-mail.
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Tags: CBS, co-worker spying, e-mail, Lane, Mendte
There’s a right and a wrong way for a manager to respond to employees’ concerns and complaints. Here’s an example of the wrong way:
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Tags: ADEA, age bias, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, screen saver
Here’s one company that isn’t just training its IT employees on technical skills.
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Tags: BusinessWeek, charm school, social skills, tech employees
An employee comes to you or his manager claiming he’s underpaid. Why does he think so? Because a Web site told him.
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Tags: salary, salary averages, Web site
The debate about E-Verify rages on. And some high profile players have harsh things to say.
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Tags: Chamber of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, e-verify
It’s an area of employment law that’s causing a lot of confusion lately: the OT classification of IT employees.
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Tags: Apple, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, OT, overtime
Most employers agree allowing employees to make easy withdrawals from 401(k) accounts is a bad idea. Soon, it might be illegal, too.
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Tags: 401k, debit card, Kohl, Schumer
Looks like security issues and concerns from management aren’t the only things keeping would-be telecommuters tethered to the office.
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Tags: managers, Steelcase, telecommuting
No one on your company’s IT staff would access confidential information about co-workers without permission, right?
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Tags: e-mail, IT staff, private data, security
We like to think offensive Web browsing occurs rarely in the workplace. But is it that rare?
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