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Court upholds government search of employee's workplace computer and rejects privacy claim

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 7 2007

After rehearing U.S. v. Ziegler, a case involving an employer giving police access to an employee's workplace computer containing evidence of child pornography, (originaly reported here), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals once again held that an employee had no reasonable expectation of privacy in his workplace computer

New considerations for your email policy and its enforcement: NLRB’s decision in Guard Publishing

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 25 2008

On December 16, 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its much-anticipated decision in Guard Publishing Co., 351 N.L.R.B. No. 70 (2007

Storing and screening employee emails abroad

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Germany, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • February 25 2008

This Update sets forth new considerations for email policies in the United States due to the NLRB’s recent ruling in Guard Publishing

Are email communications with an attorney privileged when sent from the office?

  • Wilk Auslander LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2008

The attorney-client privilege has long been one of the most sacrosanct principles of law in this country

New law protecting employee personal identifying information in effect in New York State

  • Vedder Price PC
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 22 2009

New York Labor Law amendments regarding employer use and dissemination of employees' personal identifying information took effect January 3, 2009

Address Discrepancy rules potentially enlist employers in identity theft battle

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 26 2009

Back in October, the FTC announced with great fanfare a delay until May 1, 2009 for enforcing the FACTA Red Flag rules

Court declines to impose excessive relevancy review, finds discovery requests too broad, refuses sanctions for failure to serve detailed preservation request

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 6 2008

February saw no less than six decisions address details of the burden imposed on a responding party to search and produce relevant documents

IT worker determined to be an exempt administrative employee

  • Fenwick & West LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 11 2008

In a favorable decision for employers, especially technology companies, a California appellate court in Combs v. Skyriver Communications held that a former Director of Network Operations for an internet service provider was properly classified as an exempt administrative employee under California law

Employees’ communications with personal attorneys via company e-mail may not be privileged

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 24 2008

While many employers have clear policies stating that the company’s e-mail system should be used “for business purposes only,” many employees nevertheless use company e-mail systems for personal communications

New York employers must take steps to secure employees’ social security numbers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 1 2009

New York is the most recent jurisdiction to enact legislation intended to protect employees from identity theft