Fairness Needed In Work TerrorPolicies

Risk managers concerned about balancing privacy, discrimination andterrorism risks in the workplace may do well to remember the goldenrule, according to experts.

“From a risk manager's standpoint, you need the balance betweenadhering to the law and doing what any human being would want doneto them,” said Richard Betterley, president, Betterley RiskConsultants Inc. in Sterling, Mass. “There are plenty of folks whomay resemble terrorists, but are harmless.”

He added that “if you can show the average person that you triedto do the appropriate thing, then you're more likely than not tocome away unscathed.”

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