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Legal Report: Legal Issues
03/22/2012 - A state appeals court rules that an employer did not violate privacy when it tracked a worker with a GPS unit; and lawmakers consider bills on issues such as border security, criminal activity, and cybercrime.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
02/28/2012 - A company did not discriminate against a group of older employees when it fired them—but not two younger employees—for sending and receiving pornographic materials using their corporate e-mail accounts.
Book Reviews: Investigations
02/25/2012 - This book provides an in-depth explanation of the background investigation process and the considerations that must be made when assessing an applicant’s suitability for federal employment, access credentials, or a security clearance.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
01/30/2012 - A new bill in Wisconsin (A.B. 286) will allow companies to refuse to hire or to terminate anyone who has been convicted of a felony and not been subsequently pardoned. An employer may also refuse to hire or may terminate anyone who has been convicted of a felony under circumstances that relate to the prospective employment, even if that person has been subsequently pardoned.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
01/30/2012 - A new law (P.L. 112-56) contains an amendment that would provide employers with tax credits for hiring veterans who have been wounded or unemployed for long periods of time.
Employee Management: Hiring \ Employment Issues
12/20/2011 - A new law (formerly A.B. 22) further limits how California employers can use credit reports to screen job applicants. Under the law, employers may only use credit reports to screen prospective employees in certain circumstances, such as for jobs in management or law enforcement, for example. Employers may also check credit history for those who have access to customer bank or credit card information or where a credit check is required by law.
Case Study: IT Security
12/20/2011 - Concerned about employees’ excessive Web surfing, one company found a software program that helped monitor it and block access to certain sites.
Managing: Security Management
12/20/2011 - Security managers can use a project management approach to develop effective, enforceable policies.
Daily Headline : International
11/09/2011 - No cases of infectious disease reported during Haj. Researchers looks for links between credit scores and employee performance. Lawmakers raise concerns about counterfeit electronics in military equipment. And more.
Daily Headline : Viewpoint
11/03/2011 - Thanks to stronger protections and incentives, more employees are learning to blow the whistle on illegal practices when they spot them at their own companies.
Managing: Access Control
10/28/2011 - Access control should be set up as a layered system with rights granted depending on the actual access needs of each user.
Editor's Note: Risk Management
10/19/2011 - Thanks to stronger protections and incentives, more employees are learning to blow the whistle on illegal practices when they spot them at their own companies.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
08/15/2011 - A U.S. lawmaker introduces legislation for doing background checks on utility workers. North Carolina will begin to alter 911 tapes to protect victims. Tel Aviv University has developed a hand-held date rape drug detector. And more.
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