Monitoring Employee E-mail, Text Messages and Internet Use
An issue that seems to come up weekly in my practice is whether employers may monitor employee e-mail, text messages and internet use.
Bedbugs Bugging Your Workplace?
If you follow the news, you’ve probably heard about the resurgence of bedbug infestations around the country... Unfortunately, the bedbug problem has moved beyond hotels and into theaters, retail stores and the workplace.
A Lesson from Mel Gibson Regarding Surreptitious Tape Recordings
According to recent news stories, Mel Gibson is in trouble again. This time because of certain calls that his former girlfriend recorded in which Mel makes several inappropriate comments, including racial slurs, death threats, etc. I know what you’re thinking, “a Hollywood celebrity behaving badly — this is news?” I agree, but within this messy story there is an employment law issue.
Addressing a “McChrystal”
Most people have heard the news by now. Gen. Stanley McChrystal was relieved of his command of international forces in Afghanistan after his disparaging remarks about the Obama administration were published in Rolling Stone. I had not intended to comment on this story, but so many people have asked me my opinion (offline) that I decided to blog about it. Upon reflection, the story does have some application to labor and employment law issues. In fact, I have decided to coin a new term for use in the employment law context — a “McChrystal.”
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