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Report Link Employers May Be at Risk for Employees' Internet Usage (pdf).
Vedder Price - May 02, 2007
An employee’s Internet usage, whether at home or at work, has the potential to expose the employer to legal claims, including sexual harassment, hostile work environment and defamation.
Report Link Court Imposes Duty on Employers To Protect Third Parties From Employee Porn Surfing.
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - April 17, 2006
In a remarkable decision, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey recently held that an employer having actual or implied knowledge "that one of its employees is using a workplace computer to access pornography, possibly child pornography, has a duty to investigate ... and to take prompt and effective action to stop the unauthorized activity, lest it result in harm to innocent third-parties." Doe v. XYC Corp. This decision, if adopted elsewhere, has broad implications for employers, potentially making them liable to non-employees for failing to closely and actively monitor the activities of their employees.
Report Link Employers' Duty To Investigate Worker's Online Porn Viewing (pdf).
Ogletree Deakins - February 21, 2006
In a decision that demonstrates the potential liability facing employers across the country, a state appellate court in New Jersey recently ruled that a company may be held liable for damages suffered by a victim of child pornography where it failed to investigate reports that an employee was viewing child pornography online while at work. The court held that an “employer who is on notice that one of its employees is using a workplace computer to access pornography . . . has a duty to investigate the employee’s activities and to take prompt and effective action to stop the unauthorized activity.” Doe v. XYC Corp., No. A-2909-04T2, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (December 27, 2005).
Report Link My Kingdom for an Effective Internet Policy!
LLRX.com - June 01, 2001
Article discusses how to create and implement usage policies for e-mail and the Internet that can protect employers and employees, and contribute to a more efficient workplace.
Report Link When Employees Use the Internet, Beware Legal Issues.
GigaLaw.com - April 01, 2001
Discusses legal and other issues that arise from workplace Internet use.
Report Link PRIVACY AT THE WORKPLACE IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET [PDF Newsletter].
Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C. - December 01, 2000
General discussion regarding employee Internet use, employer efforts to monitor such use and the privacy issues that might arise.
Report Link Company E-mail and Internet Policies.
GigaLaw.com - January 01, 2000
Discusses issues regarding employee e-mail and internet use, including privacy, harassment and criminal concerns.

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