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Are You Breaking the Law?

By Jonathan Bick
August 26, 2003

Part 1 of 2

Internet law has developed in lock step with the Internet, and both interpenetrate every aspect of a company-employee relationship. From how to handle employee data to accommodating disabled Internet users to preventing security breaches that an employee's juvenile family members might cause from a computer in the home that is also used for work purposes, numerous new legal difficulties await the unprepared human resource professional. This is the first of a two-part article detailing the top 10 things companies need to know about Internet law.

  1. Communicating Internet employee data is akin to broadcasting it.

    While laws vary from state to state, most states make employers liable for preventing dissemination of employee data. This means that when sending employee data via the Internet, precautions ' beyond the standard precautions taken when sending e-mail ' must be taken.

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