Employee turnover is not just a human resources issue at most corporations. Using today’s technology, many employees create, produce and store communications and work product not just electronically, but in virtual environments. The gadgets and communication methods at our disposal result in corporate proprietary information – even confidential data – routing through e-mails, voice mails, and instant messages. And all of this data is no longer stored on corporate networks, rather, it is found on laptops and cell phones that may or may not belong to the employer. But all of this data belongs to the organization for which the individual is employed, so what does this mean for corporate IT departments when employees leave the company? eMag Solutions has developed a proprietary departing employee program to assist with these issues. Or download a PDF version of the Departing Employee Data Capture Program.

The following article by noted E-Discovery expert Craig Ball addresses some of the concerns around departing employees and the data they may have access to or take with them upon exiting an organization.

BALL IN YOUR COURT: Brain Drain By: Craig Ball
Want to get a lawyer’s attention? Just mention “data wiping” and “litigation” in the same breath. You might need to administer
CPR. Yet there are cases where both sides recognize the need to thoroughly eradicate electronic data, such as when an employee has spirited away proprietary information to a new job and the old employer needs assurance it won’t be exploited. It’s a simple-sounding task that’s harder and more expensive than many lawyers and judges appreciate.

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