Earlier this week, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed a law to protect prospective and current employees from employer interference with their “personal online accounts.” The new law, which will take effect on October 1, 2015, defines personal online accounts to include any online account used by a prospective or current employee exclusively for personal purposes (including through electronic mail, social media or retail-based Internet websites). The term does not encompass any account created, […]

Introduction: With the diversity of people who work in organizations, sexualized conversations and activities may occur.  Very few business owners would intentionally allow sexual harassment; however, determining the line between normal adult interactions and sexual harassment can be challenging. The coupled with the ongoing business concerns of entrepreneurship, it is understandable that many business owners may simply rely on a policy or initial training as a basic safeguard. Especially in small to medium sized […]