Employment-related lawsuits are on the rise, as are the amounts awarded in compensatory and punitive damages. It's still too new. But some areas are already problematic.
Web surfing is one.
Employees with Internet access can pull off and disseminate offensive content. Employers can also be liable if a worker takes copyrighted material from the Web and reconfigures it for company use. Then there's E-mail. In harassment or discrimination cases, E-mail can become an enormous problem during the discovery phase of litigation. Conn. Your E-mail policy should outline proper use of company resources and advise your employees that you may be monitoring and archiving their cybermissives.