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Labor/Employment

Jan. 7, 2014

Employee engagement programs come with warnings of liability

In an effort to get engage employees, large employers have implemented software systems that let workers accumulate rewards and compete with each other. But privacy and discrimination concerns must be weighed, lawyers say.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Which executive wouldn't want employees to be more enthusiastic, more focused and more engaged in their jobs? There would be undeniable appeal in an all-in-one solution, a system for increasing productivity across the board by keeping workers on task and energized.


In fact, employee engagement is one of the latest problems in the sights of tech entrepreneurs. In an effort to get sales and custom...

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