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Employer Liability For Employee Online Criminal Acts, Jeffrey S. Nowak
Employer Liability For Employee Online Criminal Acts, Jeffrey S. Nowak
Federal Communications Law Journal
While the computer and Internet have served as the foundation for a more efficient and effective workplace, they have also wreaked havoc on employers. Employees are increasingly using work-related time to enter the Information Superhighway to commit criminal acts upon third parties outside the employer’s business. Can an employer be held liable for such acts when they are committed using the employer’s computer and Internet system? While the doctrine of respondeat superior may shield employers from liability, the theory of negligent retention or supervision may allow injured parties a second bite at the employer liability apple. Because legislatures and courts …