Privacy - Personnel Files - Collection & Access

One of the major issues surrounding privacy rights is the information gathered and shared by employers. At the top of this list of issues is the maintenance and use of personnel files. Additionally important, however, are workplace practices surrounding polygraph testing, drug testing, computer and telephone monitoring, and interference with personal lifestyle.

Damages under the Family and Medical Leave Act

Medical Leave Act of 1993)

Union Member Rights Under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Background and Scope

Employee Benefit Plans

The most basic disclosure requirement that applies to a pension plan provides for individual benefit statements to plan participants and beneficiaries.

Employer Liability for Employee Use of Company-Owned Computer Equipment

The rapid evolution of the personal computer over the last 20 years or so has resulted in widespread use of personal computers in business. There is an ever-increasing number of employees who use a personal computer in the workplace, including a large segment for whom the use of a computer is essential to their job function. A large percentage of employees who have access to personal computers in the workplace have an employer-assigned email address, access to the employer's email system, and access to the Internet. The increasing use of personal computers in the workplace has forced employers to confront several legal issues, including the extent an employer might become liable for the tortious or criminal use of an employer-supplied computer.