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Beyond Print: Legal Issues
03/27/2013 - An employee accused of stealing intellectual property from his employer must turn over his personal iPhone to be examined as part of the discovery process. The judge ruled that, because of the phone’s functionality, the order was “tantamount to ordering the production of [a] computer.”
Beyond Print: Research & Studies
03/27/2013 - Researchers are looking into how leaders’ speeches can trigger violent responses. Read their report.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
03/27/2013 - An employee who was fired after a Facebook post showed her at a party when she was on leave for debilitating back pain may not sue her employer after she was fired for fraud.
The Workplace: Legal Issues
03/27/2013 - A federal appeals court has ruled that a company did not violate a former employee’s confidentiality when it disclosed medical information to prospective employers.
Beyond Print: Cybercrime
02/19/2013 - The White House is setting up a new interagency working group to counter online radicalization. The activities of the new group are designed to raise public awareness and give tips for staying safe online.
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02/19/2013 - The European Union (EU) has released its new cybersecurity strategy. The program calls for each EU member state to set up a computer emergency response team to address hacking and malware incidents.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
02/19/2013 - Learn more about what the government and private organizations are doing to combat the growing number of fraudulent online pharmacies.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
02/19/2013 - According to the Texas Attorney General’s office, state law makes it illegal for employers to prohibit employees from storing handguns in locked, private vehicles.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
02/19/2013 - A workplace policy that requires all employees who seek treatment for substance abuse to submit to random drug testing constitutes disability discrimination, according to a New Jersey appeals court. The tests could not be justified by business necessity or for safety reasons and were required of those employees with no history of poor performance.
Beyond Print: Airport Security
02/19/2013 - According to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), canine teams are not being effectively used in airports to screen people for explosives. Read the details online.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
02/19/2013 - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a company is liable for pretexting undertaken by a third party on the company’s behalf. The court ruled that the company must pay compensatory and punitive damages to the employee who was the target of the investigation.
Beyond Print: Terrorism
02/19/2013 - A new report explores why terrorist groups die off and whether government intervention can help speed the process. The report also discusses how factors such as the age of the organization can affect its demise.
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02/19/2013 - A federal district court upheld a provision of federal law that makes it illegal for consumer reporting agencies to disclose background check information that is more than seven years old.
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