Construction Law
Harassment Investigation Policies Protect Employers, Workers
Home electronics retailer Video Only agreed to pay $630,000 and implement preventive measures to settle two lawsuits.
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Construction Law
Employment Obligations Under the ADA
What contractors need to know about workplace accommodations, hiring practices & compliance responsibilities -
Workforce Management
Employer Surveillance: Big Brother Had Better Start Watching
Ever wonder what your employee is really doing with the company truck when he returns to the office thirty minutes late and blames it on traffic? Did you hear about the employee at a major package delivery firm who was arrested last year for selling cocaine out of his company truck while on his delivery route? With the growing sophistication of business operations, employees are increasingly given access to valuable and sensitive resources. Employers who aren’t paying attention are at high risk for misuse by their employees. Think of all the data on your computers. How many of those computers are laptops? How many of those laptops go home with the employees after work? More than 70 percent of computer crimes are not the result... -
Construction Law
Are You Safe from Your Employees’ Actions?
It was every family's nightmare. A thirty-two-year-old quadriplegic contracted for a home health care aide from Trusted Health Resources of Boston. Several months later, the patient and his seventy-seven-year-old grandmother were murdered by his home health aide, allegedly to cover up the fact that the aide had been stealing.
