by the numbers

25

Percent of companies who have fired a worker for violating e-mail policies, a new poll says, up from 22 percent last year.

13

Percent of companies polled that have faced lawsuits based on employee e-mail messages. Most workplace lawsuits involving e-mail messages involve sexual harassment, racial discrimination or hostile work environments.

60

Percent of companies that use software to monitor incoming and outgoing e-mail messages to screen for messages that company policies deems inappropriate.

CBS MarketWatch