Cyber law and Information

Archive for September, 2009

Some of the state labor laws which are applicable in this state are as follows:

1. Minimum wage rate
According to federal fair labor standards act, an employee who has spouse, children, and parents must receive the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

2. Equal salary irrespective of gender
This law prohibits discrimination in pay based on gender. Both male and female are entitled to receive equal pay in this state for the same amount and kind of work.

3. Hiring
Well, no state government or court binds the employer to hire the best candidates. Owners are free to hire the candidate of their choice. However they cannot differentiate the candidates on the basis of age, color, creed, ancestry, arrest record, disability, marital status, nationality, race, sex etc.

4. References
A previous employer is free to provide any non-confidential information about a previous employee, so long as it is true and is not provided to unkindly harm the employee. An employer who provides false information that disparages the employee may be liable for defamation.

5. Discrimination and wrongful treatment
The owners in this state are not allowed to terminate or discriminate employees on the basis of age, color, creed, ancestry, arrest record, disability, marital status, nationality, race, sex etc. If any employer is found to distinguish on this basis then severe action is taken against him or her.

6. Injury caused at work place
If any worker is injured during the working hours then the employer will have to pay the compensation to the employee according to some laws related to the work place injury.

7. Safety and health protection
According to this law each owner should furnish to his workers, a place of employment which is free from any kind of hazards that may cause serious physical harm to the workers. Each owner must comply with occupational safety and health standards, rules, regulations and orders issued as per the laws.

Identity theft — where personal information is stolen by for the purpose of committing fraudulent and illegal acts — is a very lucrative business for online criminals. In fact, it is so lucrative that identity theft happens every day to thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world.

It is not difficult to steal someone’s identity. While you may be aware of spoof e-mails that entice you to enter your full name, address, phone number and sensitive account information, this article points out some other ways that online criminals can steal your identity, and how you can protect yourself against it.

Your “identity” consists of all of your personal information as well as your Social Security number, your record of payment on credit card and other financial accounts, your bank information and so forth. It also includes your address, phone number, where you work, and how much money you may make.

Nearly everyone has an online presence of one sort or another these days. In fact, there is a good chance that if you Google yourself (i.e. type in your name in the Google search box), you will find information about you that is publicly available online. Criminals can use this easily obtained information as a starting point for stealing your identity.

You should know that when you fill out online applications, or enter your logins, passwords, PINs or any other type of information online, that identity thieves may attempt to intercept this information with key log trackers.

A key log tracker allows a nefarious person to see exactly what you are typing into the information field. In this way, they can intercept your personal information.

Once an identity thief obtains your full name, address, phone number, they can begin searching out your other information as well, including driver’s license number, what banks you use, your Social Security number, and a variety of other bits of information about you. When all put together, this stolen information allows them to begin filling out applications for credit, buy cars, buy a home, or a variety of other uses.