IT staff reductions: A minefield of age bias claims?

November 24, 2008 by · 2 Comments
Filed under: IT staffing, Security and law, Special Report 

Managers in every department must be careful about age discrimination. But the issue is especially potent in IT, where skill sets change constantly and older employees who don’t quickly adapt may feel they’re seen as “obsolete.” Read more

Are IT departments age biased?

Companies always need to be careful about age discrimination against job applicants and employees. But are IT departments at greater risk of being accused of bias? Read more

You discriminated — and I have the e-mail to prove it

Do your managers know how to avoid writing e-mails that lead to huge legal trouble? Here’s an example of some supervisors who learned the hard way. Read more

Manager didn’t document, now firm pays 46.6 mil

July 14, 2008 by · 1 Comment
Filed under: Security and law, Special Report 

You know the drill: Document, document, document. But managers don’t always follow that drill. And a recent case shows the damages a company can face when if a manager doesn’t keep current documentation. Read more

Who won this case: Did he send dirty e-mail?

May 15, 2008 by · Comments Off
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views 

An employee gets fired after e-mailing a dirty joke to his co-workers. The catch: He claims he was set up and sues for age discrimination. Read the facts of this real life case and decide – who won? Read more