The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a ruling which will affect those who work from home in Tennessee: In a case of first impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court expanded the coverage of workers’ compensation statutes to include those employees who work from home or maintain home offices. The court addressed the issue in an opinion released [...]

A new survey reveals that telecommuting is gaining ground: A survey released Tuesday by Citrix Online found that 23 percent of American workers regularly do their jobs from someplace besides the office, and that 62 percent of respondents who cannot work off-site would like to. The survey also found that workers prized the ability to [...]

Will employers trust that employees are capable of doing their jobs without being monitored and supervised in person? That is the crucial question employers contemplate before allowing telecommuting. As the Christian Science Monitor reports: Bosses come in two types: those who want their employees to be present every day, and those who trust them to [...]