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To help balance your employees' rights to privacy with your company's legitimate business needs, review and carry out these four steps.
Provide Advance Notice of Workplace PrivacyProvide advance notice of what employees can and cannot expect to remain private in the workplace. More »
Obtain Consent to Access Private InformationIn addition to providing advance notice, obtain consent from employees to search or access information stored in email or voice mail. More »
Have a Legitimate Business Purpose to SearchThe U.S. Supreme Court’s “reasonableness test” has been used to balance legitimate business needs with a public sector employee’s expectation of privacy in his own office. More »
Seek Advice of Counsel When Privacy Is an IssueMost employees are well aware of the right to privacy guaranteed them by the California Constitution. More »