10.2190/GD4W-2R1V-056W-9BQV GD4W2R1V056W9BQV 3 Cybersmut in the Workplace: A New Legal Minefield for Employers 179 191 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 GD4W2R1V056W9BQV.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=GD4W2R1V056W9BQV 3 Michael A. Zigarelli Fairfield University, Connecticut Because the Internet is rapidly becoming one of the most important business tools of the 1990s, employers are increasingly affording their workforces access to it. However, employee access to this technology has also presented human resource managers with yet another legal quagmire. In particular employee browsing of on-line pornographic materials on the job has implicated sexual harassment law, while proscribing such recreational use raises privacy and other legal concerns. This article identifies the legal pitfalls inherent in employee access to Internet pornography and in prohibition of such behavior. It also offers recommendations to human resource professionals for developing an Internet-access policy that both enables legitimate business use and insulates the organization from the liability associated with recreational use.