The latest E-policy stats.

• Author: Groves, Shanna
• Position: Up front: news, trends & analysis

* 62% of employers monitor employees' e-mail and Internet use.

* 68% cite legal liability as the primary reason to monitor.

* 87% of companies that monitor have a written e-mail policy, 83.1% an Internet policy, and 68% a software policy.

* 51% of employers have disciplined or terminated employees for violating e-policy.

* 35% of organizations have e-mail retention and deletion policies in place.

* 10% of companies have been ordered by courts to turn over employee e-mail related to workplace lawsuits.

* 8.3% of organizations have battled sexual...