Although the workforce’s heavy reliance on email and other electronic resources is not new, many employers are still grappling with how to address the ever changing ways in which employees utilize the company’s computer systems for personal purposes. One of the primary challenges created by employees’ personal use of company systems is exposure to invasion … Continue Reading
Unfortunately, many employers have learned the hard way that failing to properly preserve emails and other files after receiving notice of a potential employee claim can result in severe sanctions against the company. One well known example is Zubulake v. USB Warburg. Although Zubulake started out as a fairly “vanilla” gender discrimination case, the employer … Continue Reading
