Employee Privacy Rights Challenge Employer Screening Techniques for The 1990s

Kurt H. Decker

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DOI: 10.2190/WHCU-6VML-7U22-V20N

Abstract

Employers have a legitimate need to know certain things about their employees. However, employers can no longer ignore the impact of statutory and judicially-imposed workplace privacy mandates. Warning signals have surfaced that impose increased employer liability for privacy violations. Federal and state statutory protections of employee privacy interests are increasingly being considered and adopted. To understand this developing area, privacy's increased importance for employers is discussed as it affects the workplace in screening employee information.

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