In an increasingly competitive marketplace that features a more mobile work force, employers must have specific legal strategies in place to prevent trade secrets and other sensitive information from walking out the door when an employee leaves.
With quality-of-life issues fast overtaking pay increases as the No. 1 job satisfaction factor among technical employees, information technology companies are taking pains to show employees that they get it.
For the few government contractors with the luxury to focus beyond year 2000 computer issues, an area to watch in the New Year and in which at least one major software company plans to play a key role is accessibility for persons with disabilities.