All Questions and Answers about Privacy
What personal information can your employer request?
HR has given each employee an employee data sheet to complete. Some of the info requested includes children's names and spouse cell phone number, and personal cell phone number. Am I required to provi...
1 answer | asked Sep 13, 2010 09:00 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
In Ca is it legal for an employer to secretly record employees conversations?
In an office with less than 50 employees that is privately owned, and in CA, is it legal for the owner/employer to secretly record conversations between employees without the employees being aware? Em...
2 answers | asked Jul 9, 2010 12:00 AM [EST] | applies to California
Medical Privacy at Work
My employer is shopping health insurance and has asked each employee to complete a thorough medical history questionnaire. I understand that an insurance company would require this for underwriting, h...
1 answer | asked Oct 9, 2008 10:12 AM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Can employer read private e-mail w/o notice?
I was recently terminated by my employer for disclosing "confidential" information. The confidential information was a resignation letter that a former employee copied to me (I forwarded it to two oth...
1 answer | asked Sep 4, 2007 8:06 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Employee Surveillance/ Monitoring
I am a fairly new employee (private company) and I believe that I am being monitored by management as well as other employees on the same level as myself. I have overheard conversations discussing my ...
1 answer | asked Mar 30, 2007 7:33 PM [EST] | applies to New York
paycheck stubs handled outside of human resources
I was recently laid off with severance as my position was eliminated from the company's organizational structure. Working in Information Technology, it is normal procedure to remove an employee on the...
1 answer | asked Oct 26, 2006 1:22 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Piracy laws
An ex-employee has been coming in to our place of business trying to recruit current employees for her new employer. Her method includes bad mouthing our company up to and including bringing applicati...
1 answer | asked Sep 22, 2006 12:22 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Evaluations being shared with others.
I am a Computer Technician for Lorain City Schools. My supervisor tried to force me to go to a voluntary district party. I inturn reported his intimidating conduct to HR. They informed me I was not ob...
1 answer | asked Dec 7, 2005 10:13 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio