Employees claim they own boot-up time; boss says it’s no-man’s time “What are you doing there?” said Manager Pat Pastore. “You look stuck between, ‘I’m bored,’ ‘I’m confused’ and ‘I don’t care.’” Pat chuckled at his attempted joke. Employee Brianna Brown didn’t. “I’d call this frustrated,” Brianna said as she stood, scowling at the workstation […]
Hackers Get Data: Employee Sues for Breach of Privacy and Negligence
Was it company’s negligence or is employee being extreme? “You have no idea what I’ve been through trying to outrun these thieves,” said Joelle Sanders, a former employee who’d called her old HR director. “Actually, I have a bit of an idea,” said Nolan Wryan. “It’s not like you’re the only one who was affected […]
Can supervisor restrict employee social-media use? Court says …
Worker gets canned for Facebook posts about a co-worker. Jeff waited for everyone to get seated in the conference room, and then he began speaking:“ As many of you know, we had to let Jen go a couple of days ago for a variety of reasons. I want you to keep your thoughts to yourself […]