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Company sued for firing obscene Web browser

by November 16, 2009 Comments (0)

When an employee’s caught looking at offensive Web sites, the person’s usually fired. But it’s not always that simple. Take this recent case, for example:

HR tapped to fight crime online

by October 30, 2009 Comments (0)

Here’s why lawyers say HR pros could be on the hook for employees’ online behavior.

Man fired for obscene Web use — or was it gender bias?

by August 31, 2009 5 Comments

When IT finds someone’s been browsing offensive Web sites on a work computer, you’d normally fire the employee. But what happens when it’s a computer several employees share?

Virus takes over PC, almost jails worker

by August 24, 2009 50 Comments

Computer problems cause a lot of workplace headaches. But a missing file is nothing compared to the trouble they brought this employee.

Answers to tricky HR questions: What if we think an employee’s accessing banned Web sites?

by March 2, 2009 6 Comments

Our team of experts fields real-life everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question: How do you proceed legally when you suspect an employee is using his work computer to access banned Web sites?