Sues Ex-Employee Over Domain Names — Medical Clinic
Clinic states former employee left with domain names.
A medical clinic in Illinois is suing a former employee over domain names he kept in his name following terminating employment.
As stated by a post on ChicagoNow.com, the employee registered four domain names (counting one very similar to the clinic’s name) with firm funds back in 2002. He left the clinic in 2004, but the domain names remained in his name following he left. The clinic just found out regarding it, and is trying to get the domain names transferred. The ex-employee is allegedly asking for $13,000 to return the domain names.
This is a common occurrence and a reason every firm needs a domain name policy. If domain names are held in someone’s name, it ought to be the owner. I recommend firms register all domain names with a general email address such as [email protected]. If the domain name administrator leaves the firm, the IT department can quickly change the forward on the e-mail address to another employee.
