Rules and regs abound about what documents HR needs to keep, and for how long. To meet the requirements, more companies are storing records electronically — but are they applying the proper safeguards?
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Tags: FLSA, FMLA, payroll, personnel file, record retention
Many state governments continue to push for the use of the feds’ new E-Verify system.
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Tags: e-verify, immigration, states
It wasn’t too long ago that a major TV news network fired one of its senior producers for blogging. A violation of free speech?
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An employee is fired for handing out sensitive information. What if she sues for retaliation, claiming she gave the documents to her lawyer while involved in a lawsuit against the company?
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Tags: attorney, ID theft, lawyer, privacy, retaliation, sensitive documents
Why should HR care how employees are using company computers? Because they might be doing something that can land you in court.
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Tags: policies, pornography at work, sexual harassment, Web browsing
It’s a big threat to IT security: employees using personal tech equipment in the workplace. Looks like a lot of workers don’t understand the risks.
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Tags: employees, GPS, In-Stat, laptop, personal devices, phone, security, viruses
When employees take company devices home, it can open the door for security problems. Here’s one way to help keep corporate data secure:
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Tags: policy, security, Telecommuting
Parents and educators are probably familiar with the term “cyber-bullying.” But studies show it’s a problem at work, too.
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Tags: cyberbulling, cybersmear, workplace bullies
Firing an employee who’s made legal complaints takes a lot of care to avoid a retaliation suit. In other words, do the exact opposite of this company.
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Tags: England, retaliation, sexual harassment, text message, waitress
A San Francisco tech employee has been arrested for blocking access to critical computer networks and refusing to reveal the password.
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Tags: discipline, IT staff, keeping employees happy, tampering
