Medical Privacy in the Workplace
The first necessary element of understanding the phenomena of California’s laws related to medical privacy in the workplace is to define its basic element – medical records. These records that are related to a person’s medical history are made when the same person receives some kind of treatment from a health professional. These can include […]
Employee Social Media Rights
Although employers have the right to monitor their employees’ use of various social media sites during on-duty hours, they don’t have the ability to limit what individuals working for them can post online. However, much as freedom of speech is protected by our constitution, the opinion an employee posts online can significantly affect their status […]
Surveillance Cameras: Privacy Laws
It is not an uncommon practice that employers use video cameras to prevent infringements like internal theft or for security purposes. In general, this is permitted by law, but employers must beforehand notify their workers about such surveillance. On the other hand, there are legally regulated instances where surveillance is not allowed. These instances are: […]