When I first started practicing employment law, one of the big issues my clients dealt with was how employees used company-owned computers and Internet services. The Internet was relatively new. Many employees didn’t have access to the Internet at home and if they did it was via dial-up. In addition, computers were expensive.
When laptops first came out, a lot of employees couldn’t afford them for personal use. Many of the early laptop purchases were employers who purchased them as office equipment for employees, especially those who traveled. Employees generally loved this, and they frequently used their employers’ laptops for personal use. Not surprisingly, these computers and the employer’s Internet were sometimes used for improper purposes, creating all types of potential liability for employers. Policies governing the employee use of computers and Internet were in high demand.
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