COURSE DESCRIPTION: As an HR professional, you’re faced with the reality that your workers can find all kinds of creative ways to get themselves (and your company) into trouble online – and not just through obvious things like e-smearing, cyberstalking, or viewing/posting obscene materials. It’s trickier than that.
There are almost as many ways to get into e-trouble as there are people. Thus, it’s vital for you to keep your electronic “eyes and ears” open. The question for HR professionals like you becomes “At what point are we stepping over the line and invading employees’ privacy when monitoring e-mail, Instant Messaging, blogs and other Internet activity at work?” Even experienced HR executives are challenged by the flurry of new laws that regulate electronic monitoring of employees.
And that’s a problem because there’s so much at stake for companies. HR professionals who don’t know the rules for monitoring employees’ electronic behavior and those who don’t have appropriate policies in place are sitting ducks for lawsuits.
Our speakers, prominent attorneys who have recently written a book on this subject, will focus on federal and state laws that have significant nationwide implications.
Participants in this event will learn:
- To what degree information on an employee’s company-owned computer is private – including surprising facts on the use of private email accounts and the privacy of information that’s password protected
- Why it’s essential to have iron-clad email, Instant Messaging and blogging policies – and why employees must understand exactly what they say
- What conditions, if any, must be present in order to trigger electronic monitoring of employees
- At what point an employee’s personal blog becomes “work-related” and therefore inappropriate
- How employers can use electronic information in complaint investigations and when defending against lawsuits.
- When it’s legal to monitor employee phone calls – and when it’s not
- Key steps companies must take to avoid lawsuits over video surveillance. For example, can you put cameras in non-work areas?
- What are the most common privacy lawsuits your company is likely to encounter -- and how to avoid them
- Action steps HR can take to prevent e-trouble now and in the future
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Tanya Forsheit is a senior associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department of Proskauer Rose LLP, and a member of Proskauer’s Privacy and Data Security Practice Group. Ms. Forsheit handles complex commercial and appellate litigation and counsels clients on privacy and data security legal requirements and best practices. She frequently writes and speaks on recent developments in federal and state privacy laws, is a co-author of a chapter on State Privacy Laws in the Practicing Law Institute treatise Proskauer on Privacy: A Guide to Privacy and Data Security Law in the Information Age, and launched Proskauer’s Privacy Law Blog, privacylaw.proskauer.com, in March 2007.
Jeremy M. Mittman is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose LLP. Prior to joining the Los Angeles office in October 2006, he practiced in the Firm's New York office. Mr. Mittman represents employers in state and federal courts and before administrative bodies, including the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Department of Human Rights. He defends employers, at the trial and appellate court levels, in litigations involving wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, wage and hour class actions, breach of contract and employment discrimination. Mr. Mittman is also a member of Proskauer Rose's Privacy and Data Security Practice Group, and a large part of his practice is focused on international employment issues. He works with clients on multi-country HR projects involving issues such as data privacy in Global Human Resources Information Systems, multi-country employment contracts, international background checks, terminations, and other HR actions. Mr. Mittman is the author of several employment-related articles, including several that appeared in the New York Law Journal. Most recently, Mr. Mittman co-authored a chapter on International Data Privacy Law for the Practicing Law Institute’s 2006 treatise Proskauer On Privacy: A Guide to Privacy and Data Security in the Information Age.
 HRCI CERTIFICATION: This program has been approved for 1.0 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage.
 MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund your full fee if you’re not satisfied. It's risk-free.
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