7 Mistakes Companies Can Avoid With Email Harassment Cases Released By InBoxer.Emails From Former Congressman Mark Foley Mark Adam Foley (born September 8, 1954) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida. and Former Boeing CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Harry Stonecipher Harry C. Stonecipher (born May 16, 1936 in Robbins, Tennessee) is the former President and Chief Executive of American aerospace giant Boeing. He submitted his resignation upon request of the Boeing Board of Directors on March 6, 2005, due to an improper relationship with a Boeing Are Two High Profile Examples Of A Risk Companies Can Avoid CONCORD, Mass. -- With recent revelations in the news about the use of email and electronic communications in hostile work environment A hostile work environment exists when an employee experiences workplace harassment and fears going to work because of the offensive, intimidating, or oppressive atmosphere generated by the harasser. and harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. cases, InBoxer, Inc. released a new whitepaper, entitled, 7 Mistakes You Can Avoid With Email Harassment Cases, which advises companies on the steps they can take that may reduce their liability risk. "Congressman Mark Foley of Florida is just the most recent high profile case in which email was used for potentially inappropriate conduct," said Roger Matus, CEO of InBoxer, Inc., which makes tools for screening emails. "Only last year, Harry Stonecipher lost his position as CEO of Boeing as a result of emails to a female employee. Other cases, involving less notable personnel, impact U.S. businesses every day. "Companies are not excused from dealing with harassment just because it moved from the water cooler and the locker room to the email system. The Supreme Court ruled that companies must take 'immediate and appropriate corrective action' to deal with it. Unfortunately, most companies don't even know the first steps to take," said Matus. The whitepaper describes seven specific steps that companies can take with citations from court cases and examples using real-world email messages. The whitepaper is free and is available immediately for download at http://www.inboxer.com/ar_harassment.shtml. About InBoxer InBoxer, Inc. (www.inboxer.com) helps organizations manage the risks associated with maintaining customer privacy, ensuring regulatory compliance and reducing inappropriate employee behavior. The company's award-winning InBoxer Anti-Spam Filter and the InBoxer Anti-Risk Appliance use industry-leading sophisticated language technologies and advanced techniques to analyze entire messages, not just key words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. , to achieve high accuracy. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Concord, Mass., InBoxer's customers across six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. include Fortune 100 companies, state and local governments, health care institutions, small businesses, and consumers. All companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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