Kevin Koeninger reports: Personal information of substitute teachers who were harassed during a strike must be released to Cleveland’s union boss, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. The substitutes, who were jeered with obscene language when they applied for jobs and went to work, hoped to prevent the release of their names and addresses for fear…
Category: Workplace
Companies Are Tracking Employees to Nab Traitors
Dune Lawrence reports: Whether you call Edward Snowden a traitor or a whistle-blower, he earned one label about which there’s no debate: insider threat. Guarding against such risks is an expanding niche in the security industry, with at least 20 companies marketing software tools for tracking and analyzing employee behavior. “The bad guys helped us,”…
New Technology Clashes with Statutory Requirements: Why Clicking “I Agree” May Not Be Enough
Aaron R. Gelb and James R. Glenn of Vedder Price write: Since December 2014, retail giant Michaels Stores, Inc. (Michaels) has been hit with two class action lawsuits regarding its background-check process. The lawsuits allege that Michaels violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by having job applicants click an “I Agree” box consenting to the terms and conditions…
FR: CNIL Releases BYOD Guidelines
Winston Maxwell and Patrice Navarro write: Security concerns and the need to increase cyber security measures have recently boosted the use of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies in France. Recent events have exacerbated fears of data breaches and hacking for IT managers who were not overly concerned before. As a consequence, IT security teams…