Federal Statute Prohibits Secretly Recording Employee Conversations
Barbara K. Polich of Parsons Behle & Latimer
In Desilets, v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., former store employees brought an action against Wal-Mart under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, alleging that Wal-Mart had used hidden recording devices to record their private conversations.
Can an Employer Monitor the Telephone Calls of an Employee Who the Employer Believes is Revealing Confidential Company Trade Secrets?
George F. Yuska of Stark & Stark
Does an employer have the right to monitor telephone conversations of its employees if the employer believes its employees are revealing confidential information and/or trade secrets? The question must be reviewed under both Federal and State law.
Governor Ridge Signs Pennsylvania Electronic Transactions Act
Saul Ewing LLP
On December 16, 1999, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge signed into law Senate Bill 555, the Electronic Transactions .
Notice of Electronic Monitoring
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
This Act, approved by Connecticut's House and Senate, will require employers who engage in electronic monitoring to give affected employees prior written notice.
The Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
Arent Fox LLP
This article reviews the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act which will take effect on October 1, 2000.
The Impact of Discovery Limitations and Cost-Sharing on the Corporate Class Action Defendant after Zubulake
Curtis P. Cheyney and James C. Haggerty of Swartz Campbell LLC
Corporate defendants today are faced with numerous discovery dilemmas stemming from the increasing use of electronic information storage. The exponential growth of computer use in both the business and private sector has led to an explosion of information stored on hard drives, floppy disks, and back-up storage devices. Data can be in the obvious form raw data, or the less obvious cookie and cache files, metadata or other embedded data. Even data believed deleted may still be retrievable from file servers.
New E-Signature Laws Click Into Action
Saul Ewing LLP
The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act ("ESIGN") 1 , most of which becomes effective on Octo.
Employers May Utilize Electronic I-9 Forms
Lisa A. Royee of Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
President Bush recently signed into law HR 4306, allowing for the electronic storage of, and new electronic signatures on, I-9 forms. This law will immediately go into effect on April 28, 2005, unless the Department of Homeland Security issues regulations before then.
e-Sign Act Raises the Speed Limit on the Information Superhighway
Matthew L. P. Cummings of Nexsen Pruet
This article discusses the benefits and limitations of the new e-Sign Act which will become effective on October 1, 2000.
Intercepting Wire And Oral Communications
Eric W. Reecher of Elliott, Lawson & Minor P.C.
In both Tennessee and Virginia it is unlawful to intercept any wire, oral, or electronic communication unless the i.
California Is First State In Nation To Adopt Electronic Contracting Law--Thelen Reid Report No. 26
Thelen LLP
This article provides an overview of California Senate Bill 820, adopting the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act.
Electronic Signature Standards Create Contracting Options
Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz,Barry J. Hurewitz and Barry J. Hurewitz of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
When the federal 'electronic signature' law was enacted nearly two years ago, proponents predicted a rapid shift toward electronic transactions. Critics feared a plague of fraud, privacy invasions, and identity theft. The current state of electronic contracting is somewhere between these extremes.