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Your Company Firewalls Are Meaningless to Your Employees. Time for a Plan B.

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

For over a decade, companies have relied on increasingly sophisticated software firewalls to ensure that sensitive company information is secured. But the firewalls have a second important feature: Preventing employees from using company computers to send inappropriate information or view parts of the Internet that are known in today’s parlance as “Not Safe For Work”…. Continue Reading

When Everyone Has Their Own Smart Phone, What Does That Mean for the “Workplace”?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to a large group at the Connecticut Community Providers Association in Rocky Hill about social media and compliance issues. The Connecticut Community Providers Association represents organizations that provide services and supports for children and adults with disabilities and significant challenges including people with substance use disorders, mental illness,… Continue Reading

If Texting & Cell Phone Use Increase Risks of Accidents, What Should Employers Be Doing?

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

The New York Times this week published a series of articles revealing studies that showed that drivers who sent text messages were 23 times more likely to get into a collision.  Even the casual use of cell phones while driving may increase the risk of accidents. In light of these reports, what — if anything… Continue Reading

The Blackberry Issue: How PDAs Can Create Serious Wage and Overtime Issues

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & Hour

I love my Blackberry Bold. And I know many others that praise the virtues of an iPhone or other PDA device. But recently, questions have been raised about the use of these devices by non-exempt employees — in other words, those employees who are eligible to receive overtime.  If these employees are reviewing their messages outside of… Continue Reading