California Laws on Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring
As an employer, no matter how much you want to monitor your employees, you need to understand their rights according to California Laws to avoid litigation. While these rights are long and complex, they have been summarized below. Video Monitoring You are allowed to install surveillance cameras in several locations in your office premises but […]
Dealing with Illegal Interview Questions
Interview questions are usually meant to establish how suitable the person being interviewed is for the available position. These questions also seek to establish whether the applicant has the mentality that will suit the job. However, some questions asked during an interview can be very personal. But in California there is a limit to the […]
Medical Privacy Laws in California
Medical Privacy Laws in the Workplace Medical records related to a person’s medical history are made when a person receives treatment from a health professional. The same documents can cover medical history, lifestyle choices like smoking or participating in high-risk activities, and family medical history. It is not rare that these include lab tests, prescribed […]
Email Monitoring in the Workplace
Technology is changing rapidly. Most people have appreciated the use of emails to communicate with their friends and relatives. Emails are commonly used to pass messages in the workplace. It is important that you ensure that your email is safe. You can even consider changing the password of your email from time to time. An […]
Off-Duty Conduct Privacy
An employer can regulate employees’ behavior at work but may have limited say regarding employees’ off-duty conduct. Today, employers use advanced technology to monitor employees while off-duty. Although the employer may want to know what his or her employees are doing during their own time, there are laws that prevent employers from intruding to employees’ […]
Your Rights During Work Searches
Every employee has the right to privacy in the workplace. Today, many employers have come up with different methods for searching their employees. On the other hand, an employer has the right to search your office desk and computers. Further, he or she has the right to monitor company emails and company phone calls. However, […]
Workplace Privacy in California
As an employee, you have specific rights of privacy at the workplace in accordance to the federal law of the state of California. You may think that an employer monitoring your emails and phone calls is a violation to your privacy rights. However, monitoring employees and their emails is allowed under the law. Employers have […]
Employee Computer Rights
California state laws try as much as possible to safeguard the privacy of an employee. You are protected against access to your personal information by an employer. An employer cannot force you to avail crucial information about your health status and personal information which you will not like other people to know about. But, when […]
Employee Rights in Regards to Using Workplace Computers
An employee has fewer privacy rights in the workplace than they do in their personal life. For this reason, the employees should be cognizant of what information they display when it comes to the use of computers at work. Nowadays, bringing the computer into play has turned out to be a way of doing business […]
Does My Employer Have the Right to Inspect Personnel Files in California?
In the recent past, the state of California reviewed its legislation regarding the right to inspect personnel files. This was particularly to allow the employees access to their records. The new law stipulates that an employee or a representative (current and former) has the right to receive and inspect a copy of personnel records and […]