Article: Corporate Employment Policies for the Internet: Why, When And How
1/1/2000 Susan M. Kornfield and Courtland W. Anderson
Now that the Internet has become a part of the work environment, many employers have enacted a company policy governing access to the Internet by their employees. Our review of some of these policies leads us to conclude that many companies have enacted them because they think they should, without careful consideration of the goals to be achieved, the method of implementation of the policy, and the relationship of the Internet policy to other company policies and to the existing legal landscape. This article identifies some of the human resources, strategic, practical and legal issues that our clients have considered in their decisions to enact and enforce an employment policy relating to the Internet.
