Workplace Privacy Law: Competing Rights and Protections

Chapter 1 Overview of Employee and Workplace Privacy

§ 1.01 Introduction

§ 1.02 Chapter Summaries

Chapter 2 Human Resources and Privacy

§ 2.01 Introduction

§ 2.02 General Personal Information

§ 2.03 Sensitive Personal Information

§ 2.04 Background Checks & Credit History Checks

§ 2.05 Prior and Subsequent Reference Requests

§ 2.06 “Ban the Box” Laws

§ 2.07 Biometric Privacy

§ 2.08 Investigations

§ 2.09 Compensation Discussions

§ 2.10 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Drug and Alcohol Testing and the Complexities of a Drug-Free Workplace

§ 3.01 Introduction

§ 3.02 Drug Testing in the Modern Age

§ 3.03 The Impact of Federal and State Regulations

§ 3.04 The Murkiness of Marijuana

§ 3.05 Random and Reasonable Suspicion Drug Testing

§ 3.06 Drug Testing in the Union Environment

Chapter 4 Testing and Employee’s Honesty

§ 4.01 Introduction

§ 4.02 Polygraph Testing

§ 4.03 Psychological, Honesty, Personality Testing

§ 4.04 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Physical Searches of Employees and Property

§ 5.01 Introduction

§ 5.02 Invasion of Privacy: Public, Private, and Unionized Employees

§ 5.03 GPS Tracking of Vehicles & Devices

§ 5.04 Video and Audio Surveillance

§ 5.05 Firearms in the Workplace

§ 5.06 Conclusion

Chapter 6 Electronic Searches

§ 6.01 Introduction

§ 6.02 Who Owns the Device?

§ 6.03 Information Security Policies

§ 6.04 Data Breaches

§ 6.05 Public Employers and the Fourth Amendment

§ 6.06 Private Employers and Intrusion

§ 6.07 The National Labor Relations Act and Employer Searches of Electronic Devices

§ 6.08 The Stored Communications Act

§ 6.09 Survey of State-Level Employee-Privacy Laws

§ 6.10 Emerging Issues

§ 6.11 Conclusion

Chapter 7 Sex, Gender, and Reproductive Privacy in the Workplace

§ 7.01 Introduction

§ 7.02 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Workplace Privacy

§ 7.03 Pregnancy, Abortion, and Reproductive Privacy

§ 7.04 Fetal Protection Policies

§ 7.05 Conclusion

Chapter 8 Medical Screening, Employee Medical Privacy & Accommodation

§ 8.01 Introduction

§ 8.02 Medical Privacy in the Workplace

§ 8.03 Workplace Health Requirements and Employee Accommodation Requests

§ 8.04 Management Takeaways: Handling Religious Objections to Health Requirements

§ 8.05 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Employee Social Media

§ 9.01 Introduction

§ 9.02 Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)

§ 9.03 Social Media Related Terminations

§ 9.04 What Constitutes “Off Duty” or “Personal” Conduct

§ 9.05 Access to Employee Social Media Accounts and Monitoring

§ 9.06 Social Media Policy Considerations and Conclusion