NLRB overrules 11-year election photograph ban; decision would allow a union, but not an employer, to take pictures or video of employees

Article Abstract:

The NLRB's ruling in Randell Warehouse of Arizona, Inc., is discussed, an overruling of an 11-year-old precedent barring labor unions from photographing or videotaping employees during a representation election campaign. Absent some other evidence of coercion, photographing alone is not now considered inherently coercive.

Elections, Labor unions

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Knowledge management: what's the fuss about? System can offer all employees access to the information resources of an organization

Article Abstract:

The need for a knowledge management system faced by companies with repetitive situations or tasks. Law firms are organizations which need such a system because it would enable them to share work product in a specific area so that other lawyers do not have to solve the same problem.

Models, Knowledge management

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A lawyer can turn sleuth to track down a harasser; when nasty, anonymous e-mail disturbs employees, the company's counsel can step in to find and sue distant culprits

Article Abstract:

The stepping in of the information security staff to identify those employees guilty of sending harassing e-mails is discussed. The benefits of a John Doe suit are compared with those of tracing the e-mail sender's identity through the IP address on the offending e-mail.

Management, Innovations, Prevention, Data security, Electronic employee monitoring, Harassment (Law), Harassment

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