Prepare for e-discovery of data on employees’ personal devices
by Elijah Yip Suppose an e-mail from your company’s in-house attorney instructs you to preserve all documents related to an ex-employee who is threatening to sue the company for wrongful termination....
View ArticleLiving in a world of information overload
by Jerry Glass One of the most difficult questions facing many employers is how to keep employees productive when they are continually bombarded with information. Whether it is a mobile phone, tablet,...
View ArticleHR lessons from missing phone in Deflategate saga
by Elijah Yip One of the dramatic revelations in the Deflategate saga was that Tom Brady had his cell phone destroyed shortly before meeting with the NFL’s investigators. According to the NFL’s written...
View ArticleCan a court help you unsend an e-mail?
by Connor Beatty We’ve all been there: a “reply all” that should have been just a “reply” or a “private” e-mail that was forwarded beyond your intent. In the modern workplace, where many employees send...
View ArticleNeed evidence? There’s an App-le for that
by Lacey Napper A Kentucky court handling an evidence dispute in a computer data case recently required an employee’s spouse to produce her iPhone for a forensic examination. Facts Brown Jordan and...
View Article7 ‘gotchas’ of the 24/7 workplace
by Michelle Lee Flores The growing ease of technology has made it dangerously easy for the 24/7 workplace to create liability for employers. The following is a reminder of the dangers that lurk in our...
View ArticleStarbucks employee spills the beans on workplace harassment
by KrisAnn Norby-Jahner On the heels of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) call for public comments on revised workplace harassment enforcement guidance, a Starbucks barista filed a...
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