Anna Leach reports: Apple was right to fire an employee of one of its UK stores for saying rude things about the company on his Facebook wall, an employment tribunal in Bury St Edmunds ruled.* The tribunal judge upheld Apple’s dismissal of the man for gross misconduct in a case which sets another precedent for…
Category: Workplace
Police cite privacy concerns over their own DNA
Dave Collins of Associated Press reports: When police in southern Louisiana were investigating the deaths of eight women in 2009, the sophistication of the crimes set off rumors that the serial killer was a police officer — speculation that became so pervasive that officials ordered DNA testing of law enforcement personnel to rule it out….
No claim to privacy if you’re using your personal computer on company time to solicit business for a competitor
Evan Brown summarizes a workplace privacy case where the courts really aligned with the employer: A Georgia court held that an employee using a personal laptop to conduct business for a competitor did not have an invasion of privacy claim when his employer busted him at work using the laptop to send email. Plaintiff-employee worked…
CT: Was The Derby Middle School Search Legal?
Eugene Driscoll reports: Law and labor experts said Derby Middle School principal’s Sally Bonina’s search of an employee’s computer bag was legal — but warned the criminal case against a middle school dean isn’t necessarily open and shut. “There are issues that can be brought up on both sides as to the admissibility of the…