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RAUL FERNANDEZ, 34 He can put a dollar figure on how much Washington has changed in a decade. In 1988, while serving as an up-and-coming aide to then Congressman Jack Kemp, Fernandez told his boss he wanted to quit Capitol Hill and start his own computer company. Kemp, stunned that Fernandez could think about leaving the epicenter of Washington political life, offered a major incentive to stay: "Stick around, and I'm sure I can get you another $4,000." Quickly calculating that that would bring his salary up to about $40,000 a year, Fernandez walked...
...technology advances, so will the demand for privacy in the e-workplace. Until a new balance is struck, however, you'd better start leaving the building when you want to talk trash about your boss. And don't forget to look over your shoulder...
...this for a nightmare? You are passed over for a promotion. You go ballistic and start typing an e-mail to a co-worker, ranting about your boss and how you're thinking about suing the company for discrimination. Then your rational side kicks in. You realize that maybe you weren't the best candidate and delete the message. End of story? Not quite. It turns out that every character you typed, errors and all, has been stored for the boss to see. You get a call from the corner office. Mr. Bullmoose would like...
Programs like Investigator have the law on their side, explains Amelia Boss, chairwoman of the American Bar Association's business law section. Employers are free to monitor an employee's use of their networks so long as they don't violate labor and antidiscrimination laws--by targeting union organizers, for example, or minorities. Existing constitutional, statutory and common-law doctrines have not been interpreted to cover employee monitoring. Some union contracts limit an employer's ability to monitor during downtime like lunch hours, but they typically don't bar monitoring altogether. And while federal law prohibits wiretapping and the monitoring...
...good time for stocks. And technically speaking, the S&P 500 looks healthier than the Dow. So don't read too much into this chart chatter. But be you bear or bull, get your ducks in order now. We're close to finding out who's boss...