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Category Archives: Employee Privacy

MEET GINA BEFORE YOU’RE INTRODUCED IN COURT

By Joseph U. Leonoro | Published: October 19, 2010
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) became effective in November 2009.  In recent months, the first lawsuits have been filed under the Act.  Thus, it is a good time to examine GINA’s impact on employers to safeguard against potential lawsuits.
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WHEN IN NEED OF PRIVACY, LOOK TO YOUR LAWYER

By J. A. Curia III | Published: August 3, 2010
A little over a month ago in this space, we wrote about the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Quon v. City of Ontario, in which the nation’s highest Court upheld an employer’s right to examine personal messages an employee sent on an employer-issued pager.
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PERSONAL TEXTING ON EMPLOYER-OWNED DEVICES MAY BE AYOR “AT YOUR OWN RISK”

By Vanessa L. Goddard | Published: June 22, 2010
The long-anticipated cage match between technology and the law took place last week, and Round One went to employers. While it wasn’t a full and complete KO, employers at least received some guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court in City of Ontario, California v. Quon as it relates to an employee’s use of and privacy in [...]
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