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Quote of the day: E-mail snoops and bathroom cams

May 4, 2005 Australian state attorney, in support of legislation to ban unauthorized spying on employees, likens e-mail snooping to surveillance cameras in changing rooms. TAGS: employer, worker, e-mail

Schwarzenegger moves to break up food fight

December 21, 2004 After critics complain, the Govenator eases up on a business-friendly proposal to relax the rules for the timing of workers' lunch breaks. TAGS: employer, division, worker, proposal, regulation, litigation, California, payment, rule, food

Poll: Half of employers restrict Facebook

August 22, 2007 Workers at many companies surveyed by security firm Sophos say access to Facebook is blocked over productivity, security concerns. TAGS: Facebook, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., employer, productivity, worker, security

Is your boss monitoring your e-mail?

May 18, 2005 A quarter of employers have sacked workers for how they use their e-mail--and even for misuse of the office phone, a study shows. TAGS: employer, worker, monitoring, U.S. company, GPS, monitor, e-mail, cell phone, keyboard, video

Why employers are cracking down on e-mail

July 26, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that employers increasingly resort to firing employees who abuse electronic communications. TAGS: electronic communication, employer, workplace, First Amendment, blogging, speech, communication, firing, worker, IM, e-mail

Workers to employers: Show me the time off

January 11, 2005 Growing number of American workers prefer time off to money, says study that comes as tech firms give more workers job flexibility. TAGS: Salary.com, worker, survey, employer, compensation, senior vice president, priority

More overtime tussles for tech companies?

May 17, 2005 Lawsuits over overtime pay could become more common as the tech sector grapples with shifting employment regulations. TAGS: overtime, lawsuit, compensation, employer, worker, Electronic Arts Inc., technology company, California

Google blogger: 'I was terminated'

February 11, 2005 Ex-Googler Mark Jen says blog was the cause, adding that the decision came as a "great shock." TAGS: blogging, employer, blog, blogger, Google Inc., worker, California

Waging battle on foreign labor

October 6, 2005 Concerns that H-1B visas are being used to hire cheap workers who threaten U.S. jobs and wages renew opposition to the program. TAGS: H-1B, employer, worker, salary, U.S., law, president

The end of the age of the techie?

November 11, 2005 IT know-how won't be enough for future workers, according to Gartner Group analysts. TAGS: Gartner Inc., sourcing, employer, IT professional, information technology, worker, knowledge

It's my Internet--I can do what I want

March 29, 2006 Employees are roaming the Net at work for their own personal use, a potential liability for companies, attorney Eric J. Sinrod says. TAGS: employer, legal liability, workplace, study, malicious code, worker, Internet access, entertainment, spyware

Labor group: Techs tops at courting foreign workers

January 27, 2005 Labor group claims tech firms pursued the most green cards for foreign-born workers last year. TAGS: H-1B, worker, employer, foreigner, U.S., Oracle Corp., semiconductor, IBM Corp., Intel, electronics, Microsoft Corp.

Making the case for telework

October 3, 2007 Most companies still resist the idea but Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says technology advances make this a no-brainer. TAGS: telecommuting, CDW Corp., private sector, employer, sector, supervisor, worker

Some H-1B workers underpaid, federal auditors say

June 23, 2006 Some petitions for temporary foreign labor were approved, despite the employers' intention to pay lower wages. TAGS: H-1B, auditor, employer, petition, worker, complaint

Senate bill gives Americans preference for tech jobs

April 3, 2007 Concerns about abuse of H-1B visas have prompted bipartisan proposal that would place restrictions on companies making foreign hires. TAGS: H-1B, foreigner, employer, hiring, cap, workforce, worker, proposal, U.S.

Legal argument could hamper high-tech job-changers

August 26, 2005 Controversial argument says some workers should be kept from moving to a rival, whether they've signed a noncompete agreement or not. TAGS: trade secret, disclosure, Kai-Fu Lee, argument, employer, theory, law firm, agreement, attorney, worker, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Guest worker visas come under fire

February 5, 2004 L-1 visas and other guest-worker visas have been misused by companies to harm U.S. workers, witnesses tell a congressional panel. TAGS: L-1, Automatic Data Processing Inc., Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., H-1B, Siemens AG, employer, worker, computer programmer, outsourcing, U.S., Florida, training
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