The state Ethics Commission on Friday delayed a decision on whether the University of Southern Mississippi was wrong when it denied the Hattiesburg American’s request for information on a $112,500 settlement the school made with a former graduate assistant. The newspaper in October filed a public records request with USM seeking documents related to USM’s…
Category: Workplace
CT: Workers Can’t Sue Over GPS Law Violations
Christian Nolan reports: A few years ago, Bridgeport, Conn., city fire inspectors Frank Gerardi and Stephen Vitka spent most of their workday visiting friends, doughnut shops or even working on their rental properties rather than inspecting buildings for fire code violations. Or at least that’s what city officials believed. But nobody really knew for sure…
Businesses May be Liable for Employee Statements on Social Networking Sites, says new FTC Guidelines
Michael Overly writes: New FTC guidelines (http://www.ftc.gov/os/2009/10/091005revisedendorsementguides.pdf) that went into effect on December 1, 2009, may impose liability on businesses for statements their employees make on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, personal blogs, and other sites – even if the company had no actual knowledge those statements were being made. Specifically, if…
‘Monster’ German employee database goes online
Under new legislation that came into effect on January 1, German employers must now submit their employees’ income data to a government-sponsored central mainframe. The database is believed to form part of Germany’s largest ever data acquisition program. Employers must now send information monthly to the so-called ELENA database regarding workers’ contributions to Germany’s social…