As the HR manager, draft a memo for review by senior leadership that will be sent to employees about the company policy on privacy and the use of technology (such as company computers, cell phones, emails, and other internet access) by employees.
In your memo discuss the following issues:
1. What are the general rules regarding privacy and use of technology at businesses?
2. Does “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 18 USC sec. 2510 et seq.” apply and how specifically?
3. Pick one specific state and discuss how that state handles the issue of an employer monitoring its employees’ use of company computers, cell phones and emails?
4. Do employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in, e.g., an email they might send at work? A website they might visit, perhaps? How could your policy deal with this?
5. Be sure and make a distinction in your memo between government employees and private employees as to privacy rights.
This discussion may require additional research beyond reading the articles furnished.
Use a minimum of two HR/legal references to support your conclusions. Here are a couple to get you started.
The SHRM Essential Guide to Employment Law: A Handbook for HR Professionals, Managers, Businesses, and Organizations
https://eds-p-ebscohost-com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=7a5b84e6-b5a6-42cc-bc00-7ae9b483a97c%40redis&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=1697333&db=e025xna
[Click on the link above and then on left side look for “full pdf text”. Click on that link. Go to Chapter 18]
https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/
http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/state-laws-prohibiting-access-to-social-media-usernames-and-passwords.aspx
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/2012/november_december2012privacyandconfidentiality/what_are_limits_employee_privacy/
https://www.upcounsel.com/employee-privacy-rights
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