HRIS / Technology

Consider legal impact before deleting files, e-mail messages

07/01/2000

As Microsoft learned in its recent federal suit, e-mail messages are official company records that can be summoned in a lawsuit. Unfortunately, most companies …

Erase ERISA errors with new Labor correction program

05/01/2000

If you’ve tripped over the confusing rules surrounding the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the federal government is giving you a chance to right your wrongs …

More reason to encourage safety: OSHA airing your dirty laundry

05/01/2000

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Web site now includes a list of 13,000 companies with the highest injury and illness rates. The goal: Shame companies …

More firms crack down on employee use of the Web

02/01/2000

Nearly a third of employers, 31 percent, now monitor and/or restrict employee Internet use, according to a Vault.com survey. Approaches range from restricting …

Expanding? Review proposed changes to disability access rule

02/01/2000

Don’t draw up major remodeling or expansion plans until you’ve read through the government’s new proposal to overhaul the access rules under …

Tap OSHA online for training rules

01/01/2000

If you’re confused about how to comply with a federal safety regulation, or even whether it applies to your company, check out the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s online, interactive advisers. …