HR on hot seat after employee spies on co-worker

August 29, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, Security and law, Special Report 

An employer is facing a possible lawsuit after an employee snooped through a co-worker’s e-mail. Read more

Screen saver leads to bias suit

August 29, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

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: Read more

Tech worker charm school?

Here’s one company that isn’t just training its IT employees on technical skills. Read more

Web site tells employees they’re underpaid: Now what?

August 28, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web site 

An employee comes to you or his manager claiming he’s underpaid. Why does he think so? Because a Web site told him. Read more

Chamber of Commerce: E-Verify is ‘misguided’

August 27, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, IT staffing, Latest News & Views, Security and law 

The debate about E-Verify rages on. And some high profile players have harsh things to say. Read more

Tech workers file big FLSA claim

It’s an area of employment law that’s causing a lot of confusion lately: the OT classification of IT employees. Read more

Lawmakers try to ban 401(k) debit cards

Most employers agree allowing employees to make easy withdrawals from 401(k) accounts is a bad idea. Soon, it might be illegal, too. Read more

Does telecommuting kill careers?

Looks like security issues and concerns from management aren’t the only things keeping would-be telecommuters tethered to the office. Read more

Nosy IT staff becomes biggest privacy threat

August 25, 2008 by · 10 Comments
Filed under: IT staffing, Security and law, Special Report 

No one on your company’s IT staff would access confidential information about co-workers without permission, right? Read more

16% of men have visited offensive sites at work

We like to think offensive Web browsing occurs rarely in the workplace. But is it that rare? Read more

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