Not Everyone Sees Humor In Workplace Video Spoofs - By Patricia Kitchen, The Hartford Courant
Fun, yes. But fun can be in the eye of the beholder. Video scenarios can be embarrassing to the employer, or even to other employees. They can violate trade secrets. And they're even potentially illegal.
Just when employers were getting a handle on workplace blogging - whether it's OK for employees to blog about the office and, if so, under what kinds of restrictions - companies are starting to call their attorneys about this latest online happening.