This policy should be given to all employees and placed in employee manuals. Employees should be required to sign a form acknowledging that they have read and understand the policy and the employer's right to monitor the system's information. Further notice of the policy can be included on computer screens so that it can be acknowledged each time an employee accesses the system. In addition, as part of their harassment prevention training, employers should point out that conduct which is otherwise inappropriate under their policies, is equally inappropriate if conducted through the use of e-mail or the Internet. More and more companies are monitoring their employees' e-mail and Internet use.
Employers can also install software developed to monitor Web activities and block certain Web sites.
See, e.g., McLaren v. Microsoft Corp ., No.