HR Policies & Procedures

 Privacy rights arise from numerous sources: constitutions, statutes, regulations and local ordinances, and in the common law (court made law) of torts or contracts. Protection from governmental intrusion into individual privacy is rooted in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights and in similar declarations by the states. Federal, state, and local legislation provide a basic source of protection against invasion of privacy by private parties, including employers. However, legislation also limits privacy rights that may otherwise exist under common law or other statutes. Company policies, to the extent permitted by law, likewise may increase or reduce expectations of privacy.

Can you monitor employees' work and nonwork behavior? What are the legal guidelines for testing job applicants and employees? Can you look into employees' backgrounds and nonwork activities? Learn where your right to know overrides employees' right to privacy-and vice versa.

This report on "Employee Privacy Rights & Wrongs" will give you the answers you need to stay safe.