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forensic.tools,.and.so.forth,.that.will.be.extremely.important.
to.the.parties.involved.
Or. consider. a. case. where. the. defendant. is. accused. of.
wrongful.termination.of.an.employee..Any.human.resource.
records.relating.to.the.employee's.behavior.would.absolutely.
be.relevant..Other.electronic.evidence.that.might.be.of.inter-
est.might.include
•. Performance.reviews.by.the.employee's.managers
•. Records.of.when.the.employee.logged.into.and.out.of.
his.computer
•. Records. of. when. the. employee. went. into. or. out. of.
the.building
•. Records. of. the. employee's. personal. Internet. or. tele-
phone.usage.while.at.work
•. Any.disciplinary.issue.documentation
Once. again,. the. bottom. line. for. the. legal. profession. is.
to. have. a. good. understanding. of. all. the. places. and. ways.
that. possibly. relevant. electronic. evidence. can. be. stored,.
retrieved,. preserved,. and. produced,. and. perhaps. even.
more.importantly,.how.to.preserve.and.prove.the.integrity.
of.that.evidence.
1.5 HOW THIS AFFECTS BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS
If.you.own.or.manage.a.business,.electronically.stored.infor-
mation.must.be.an.integral.part.of.your.everyday.existence.
Even. if. you. chose. to. remain. in. the. dark. ages. of. paper.
and.slide.rules,.your.existence.as.a.business.is.recorded.elec-
tronically. with. the. jurisdiction. in. which. you. are. licensed..
Your. yearly. payrolls,. beneits,. expenses,. and. so. on,. are. all.
recorded. electronically. by. your. accountant. and. in. your. tax.
returns..Your.employees.may.be.commenting.electronically.
on.their.satisfaction.or.lack.thereof.in.their.Facebook.pages.
or. blogs.. Your. customers. are. very. likely. keeping. records. of.
