Employers should take employee concerns regarding data privacy and security seriously not only to protect information, but also because subsequent adverse action against employees complaining about security breaches could provide the basis for a whistleblowing/retaliation claim, says a national law fir Read more

As employers expand on using social networking sites such as Facebook or MySpace for background checks, consultant Lester Rosen says that the law is still evolving regarding discriminatory information, privacy interests, and other issues. Read more

A divided Third Circuit holds that a union which tracked down employees during an organizing campaign by taking down car license numbers in the employee parking lot and using the numbers to search for vehicle ownership and home addresses (“tagging”) violated the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994. Read more

All businesses in Hawaii must limit the mailing or transmission over the Internet of social security number information, including the use of the full number on printed material, as of July 1. See Act 137 (SB2293) for more information on the limitations and exceptions.

Although an employee had a legitimate expectation of privacy in his workplace office, his employer retained the ability to consent to a government search of his office and work computer, the Ninth Circuit rules. Read more