by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 1, 2016 | Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
Recently, a sexual harassment case involving a Chicago professor became high profile in the news. While you can view the case from the perspective of the victim and the alleged abuser, there is also the viewpoint of educational institutions to consider. What...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 23, 2016 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney
Employers Can Monitor Employees Computer Use? Much like telephone monitoring, for the most part, employers can monitor their employees’ computer use. What types of things can you monitor? Today, computer software exists that enable employers to see what is on the...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 16, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney, HR Guidelines
Many employees today wear headsets for phone conversations because it frees their hands to type and check facts on the computer. While their headsets are still on, employees often speak with each other as well. The question arises, can employers monitor their...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 10, 2016 | Business Attorney, HR Guidelines
As an employer, you may wonder where to draw the lines as far as monitoring employees’ phone calls at work. Certainly for quality control purposes, it makes sense to monitor calls with customers or clients. But how do laws limit what you can do? If the call is made...
by Stephen D. Hans | Feb 3, 2016 | Employment Defense Attorney
While in some states employers are able to establish company policies that limit what employees can post about employers, New York’s laws protect the employee’s privacy rights. First of all, New York State law prohibits you from asking employees for the username or...
