Editor’s Note

Did you know that over a third of employees don’t know where to access their company’s IT security policy and only 13% are confident that they remember all of it. With the new GDPR laws that have come into place, this is worrying, especially because 1 in 4 employees with access to customer data haven’t actually been trained in GDPR, despite huge potential fines for their company.

Senior Managers: Are You The Biggest Risk To Workplace Security?

At 24/7meeting, we have conducted new research that has uncovered worrying lapses in workplace security, and it has revealed that senior managers are often the biggest culprits when it comes to being lax with daily tasks. 

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Practical Lessons For Businesses From 9/11

For me, the anniversary of 9/11 is principally for remembering and paying respect to the 2996 victims at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and that Pennsylvania field, as well as the many individuals who have lost their lives and limbs since that day protecting their fellow citizens. Thousands in Iraq, Afghanistan, and others in hot spots around the world … or in the day-to-day accidents that are inevitable to the operation and training of our military. (See, The Cost of War Since September 11, 2001 and The DOD Casualty Report) I realized the other day that because of IEDs, it is now common to see young men and women with high-tech artificial legs. The list could go for pages if we consider emergency responders, police, various civil servants and countless others.

Drive-By ADA Lawsuits Are On All-Time High

Every week business owners across the country receive notice that their company is being sued for allegedly violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Much to their surprise, however, these owners quickly learn their company is being sued – not because it’s missing a wheelchair ramp or lacks a sufficient number of accessible parking spaces – but rather because the company’s website is inaccessible to the visually impaired.

Medical Marijuana: What Does The PUMA Act Say

No employer may discharge, threaten, refuse to hire or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against any employee regarding an employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location or privileges solely on the basis of such employee’s status as an individual who is certified to use medical marijuana. MMA §2103(b)(1).

Progressive Discipline Policy: Improvement Or Punishment?

It’s a great irony that the discipline policy preferred by most companies is called “progressive”.  Since the word progressive means “making favorable progress or change” nothing could be further from the truth. 

How To Ensure A Discrimination-Free Workplace

You’re a savvy business owner. You make good investment decisions, hire good people to work for you and you watch your costs. You are a fair person. You’re not racist or sexist. You try to keep things simple. Then you have a difference of opinion with someone who works for you. S/he sues, alleging discrimination until Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. You’re confident your lawyer can get the case dismissed, because s/he not an employee. However, maybe s/he is. I’ve written about classification issues before (Click here, and here for review). Those posts focused primarily on IRS and FLSA (wage and hour) issues. This is different though. Let’s look at this classification issue through the civil rights lens.

9 Tips To Protect Yourself Online And Offline

Once the public learned that our personal data on Facebook was used by third-party companies to mine our interests and political preferences, they started getting more serious about protecting their information. But what about privacy concerns while working in a co-working or shared office space? How do you protect the information on your personal devices and from phone conversations?

How Hackers Infiltrate Big Businesses And What Can Be Done About It

We live in times when it’s become easier than ever for hackers to breach an organization through social engineering. Breaches are primarily caused by phishing attacks, representing a huge security problem for businesses.