Remote Work & Work from Home
Working from home can use different technology and techniques than working in the office. Here’s a list of resources to get you started! For help accessing articles on HeinOnline or Westlaw, contact us through our Ask a Librarian form, or send an email to wsll.ref@wicourts.gov.
Working from home
- Karen Erger, Remote Workers of the World, Unite (HeinOnline), 108 Ill. B.J. 46 (2020). Illinois Bar Journal 108 Ill. B.J. (2020)
- Lindsay McCormick, How Constant Connectivity Helps and Hurts Working Parents (HeinOnline), 25 Woman Advoc. 22 (2019). Woman Advocate 25 Woman Advoc. (2018-2019)
- Courtney E. Ward-Reichard, Get Out of the Office Maintaining Connection and Boundaries When Working Remotely Is Key (HeinOnline), Law Prac., November/December 2014, at 44
- New to Working Remotely? These Resources Can Help (LinkedIn)
- How to Join a Zoom meeting (How-To Geek)
- Working Remotely: Practical & Ethical Tips and Resources (State Bar of Wisconsin News)
Managing workers
- Ann Nickolas, How Law Firms Can Train Employees to Protect Client Data (HeinOnline), 38 Legal Mgmt. 6 (2019). Legal Management 38 Legal Mgmt. (2019)
- Resources for managing teleworkers (US General Services Administration)
- A guide to managing your (newly) remote workers (Harvard Business Review)
- From the home office: employer considerations for telecommuters 26 No. 4 Wis. Emp. L. Letter 4 (Available on Westlaw)
- Brave (and risky) new world: Employment law considerations for the modern workplace, 2019 WL 4740892 (Available on Westlaw)
- Practice Tip: Experts offer tips for successfully managing employees working from home. 2020 WL 1242794 (Available on Westlaw)
- HR Series Policies and Practices, Chapter 206. Telework and Other Flexible Work Locations (Available on Westlaw)
Forms
- Telecommuting agreement. 24A West's Legal Forms, Employment § 5.81 (Available on Westlaw)
Meeting & Communication Tools
- Google Hangouts
- Slack
- Skype
- WebEx
- Zoom
- Zoom hearings guide (Texas Courts)
- Videoconferencing and COVID-19: Zooming in on Our Ethical Obligations
- State Court System During COVID-19: With Judge Randy Koschnick
- Public WiFi and internet access locations in Wisconsin (WI Public Service Commission)