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Protected freedom of speech for workers on Facebook?
In an era where it’s not unheard of for an employee’s use of social media to lead to their dismissal, one question that comes up more frequently these days regarding a worker’s rights is “Can I say...
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Employee Rights Short Takes: Supreme Court Hears Equal Protection Case,...
Texas Doctor To Collect Over 10 Million On Defamation/Breach of Contract Case The Supreme Court of Texas cleared the way for Dr. Neal Fisher, a Dallas physician, to collect his 9.8 million dollar...
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“Ban the Box” Continues to Take Off
Yesterday, June 10, 2015, the National Employment Law Project and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights called on President Obama to “Ban the Box” and give everyone a fair chance to get...
View ArticleWalmart patents technology to eavesdrop on workers
Walmart has just patented surveillance technology which would allow it to eavesdrop on worker’s conversations and help monitor them to ensure they meet the company’s “performance metrics.” The...
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Corporate Spies Keep An Eye On Organized Labor
Google’s computers are spying on its workers. Anytime a Google employee uses an online calendar to schedule a meeting involving more than 100 co-workers, management gets an alert—a great way for the...
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Wild West: Firms interpret California’s privacy law as they see fit
For all the angst it’s already caused in corporate America, the strongest data privacy law in the nation landed on the West Coast last week with a relative whimper. But the flurry of legal notices...
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Corona-fied: Employers Spying on Remote Workers in Their Homes
Share this post The future of work is here, ushered in by a global pandemic. But is it turning employment into a Worker’s Paradise of working at home? Or more of a Big Brother panopticon? Disturbing...
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American Workers Have Lost Control of Their Time. It’s Time To Take It Back.
Share this post It wasn’t supposed to be like this, according to John Maynard Keynes. In 1930, the economist predicted that his grandchildren would be working 15-hour work weeks....
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Employers Are Spying on Remote Workers in Their Homes
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Tracking Remote Employees: How To Not Cross The Line
Share this post With the COVID-19 on the current agenda, the offline work seems to be far away. However, remote work is trending now because more and more businesses realize which benefits it drives....
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