He said the laboratory had been closed, with about 500 emergency personnel on duty and the other 10,000 or so employees sent home.

Some companies say they do it to control the information that employees send through the corporate network.

Most employees sent home from that office yesterday were support staff, individuals who handle budget, payroll and computer services.

Many big companies use the figures to adjust pay for their employees sent overseas.

The employee sent email messages with pictures to his 'grandmother' every day.

Five days after the wedding, the employees sent a check for $101.

The employee sent him over to a group from Bombardier that was in the yard.

What if employees spent more time talking on the phone or in person, or sent text messages?

And others want to make sure employees are not sending harassing messages.

Most preselection is done by the corporations, who decide which employees to send and to what program.