The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) did not provide an employer with recourse against former employees who downloaded information from the company computer. In the case of WEC Carolina Energy Solution, LLC v. Miller, two employees sent company information to their personal computers. They...
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New Case Clarifies Standards for Attorney’s Fees in Wage Collection Cases
Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals took a close look at the issue of attorney’s fees in the unpaid wages context. When an employer does not pay wages (including compensation such as commissions or bonuses) within two weeks of when they are due, an employee may sue in state court. If it is found that there...
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Fourth Circuit Refuses to Approve Hurdles for Disability Claimant
A nurse had foot surgery, and requested her employer to alter some of her job duties as a result of her disability. After a few months, Fairfax County, Virginia, terminated her, claiming that she could not perform the full clinical duties of a public health nurse. She claimed that her supervisor did not want her...
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The Importance of Face Time for Promotion
You’ve heard it said that perception is everything. A new study shows that employees who telecommute suffer from the perception that they are not as dedicated. The study’s author concludes that this bias is probably unconscious. But they found a definite correlation between the amount of “passive face time,” meaning time that an employee is...
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