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Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court decides text message case
July 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its decision in City of Ontario v. Quon. The police department in the California city had reviewed its officers' pager usage after several officers exceeded their allotted monthly limits, resulting in . . . more
Recordkeeping: Does Communicating with Employees via Text Messages Undermine Your Recordkeeping?
March 2010
In the age of iPhones, BlackBerries, and similar devices, text messaging is becoming as ubiquitous in the workplace as it is everywhere else. More and more, as employees work from home, the road, and coffee shops as well as on location with customers, text messaging is now part of the way we work. As an employer, though, are you at risk of dropping the ball on essential recordkeeping because vital communications are transmitted on phones--often personal phones that don't belong to the company? . . . more
Bulletin: U.S. Supreme Court to decide text message case
February 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this spring in City of Ontario v. Quon to determine whether the California city violated an officer's privacy rights by reading . . . more
New Media: Blogging, Twittering, and Social Networking--Are Your Technology Use Policies Keeping Up With the Times?
September 2009
You know you have to update your company policies when there are major shifts in the law. If benefit rules change or a new company procedure is introduced, updating the employee handbook is on the to-do list. But what about keeping pace with the rapidly changing techie landscape? Does your company's employee handbook have . . . more
Privacy: Important New Decision Underscores Need for Computer and Electronic Monitoring Policies to Be Broad Enough to Include All Current Technologies
September 2008
An important new Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling expands employee privacy rights in electronic communications. . . . more
Sample Computer and Electronic Policy
CEA Online Exclusive September 2008
Sample Computer and Electronic Policy Having a comprehensive electronic policy in place is critical in today's workplace to protect your computer and electronic resources and limit confidentiality breaches and legal risks stemming from misuse. Here's a sample policy employers can tailor to their organization's needs, updated to include text messaging. . . . more
Bulletin: Ninth Circuit Says Employees Have Expectation of Privacy in Text Messages
August 2008
Police officers for the city of Ontario, Calif., sued after the city reviewed text messages sent from their department-issued pagers when messages exceeded monthly character allotments. The Ninth Circuit Court . . . more
Wage and Hour: High Gas Prices Bringing Employees Down? Alternative Arrangements Can Help
July 2008
Your employees, like millions of others, are probably grumbling about how skyrocketing gasoline prices have made their daily commutes almost prohibitively expensive. Is there anything you can do to help them to . . . more
Bulletin: Time off to vote reminder
February 2008
The California presidential primary election will be held on Tuesday, February 5. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Employers must allow employees to take paid time off to vote if they don't have sufficient time outside of work hours, but you don't have to pay workers for more than . . . more
Bulletin: Employers can restrict use of company email for union activities
February 2008
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled 3-2 that an employer didn't violate federal labor relations law by having a policy that barred employees from using the company's email system for union activities and other non-job-related solicitations. . . . more
Electronic Security: iPods and Other Portable Devices Pose Serious Data Security Threat; Prevention Tips
October 2007
iPods and similar portable media devices--such as iPhones, other cell phones, and USB flash drives--have become ubiquitous in our society. And concern is growing in the corporate world that because these devices can be used for much more than just listening to music . . . more
Family and Medical Leave: Ruling Zeroes In on Employers' Notice Obligations Under the California Family Rights Act; What You Must Do
July 2007
California Portland Cement Company, which has a quarry in Mojave, was slapped with a California Family Rights Act (CFRA) lawsuit after firing employee Michael Faust when he took a medical leave . . . more
Computers: Ninth Circuit Reconsiders Computer Privacy Ruling; the Importance of Having a Monitoring Policy
April 2007
Last year, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers California, ruled that employees cannot expect privacy when using workplace computers if their employer has an electronic monitoring policy in place (see CEA October 2006). But now, the Ninth Circuit has revisited that ruling--this time finding that the employee indeed had an expectation of privacy for the computer and for his office but that the employer still retained authority to consent to an FBI search. We'll explain the court's latest position. . . . more
Computer Use Policy
Computer Use Policy Here's a sample Internet policy you can tailor to your organization's needs. Have your employees sign the policy to acknowledge that they have read and understand it and agree to be bound by its terms. . . . more
Corporate Data Security Policy
Corporate Data Security Policy An outline on your company's computer policy in regards to software and your network. . . . more
Electronic Monitoring Policy
Electronic Monitoring Policy Here's a sample electronic monitoring policy for your employees to read and sign




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