In the era of video surveillance devices, RFID, GPS and even Facebook and Twitter, maintaining the balance between workplace safety and employee privacy has become something of a damned if you do, damned if you don’t area of law.
In the legal sense, “security” is the condition of being protected against danger or loss and "privacy” is the ability of an individual or group to keep personal affairs out of public view or to control the flow of personal information. While privacy per se is not specifically addressed as a protected right in the U.S. Constitution, it is included in some state constitutions. California’s constitution, for example, gives each citizen an “inalienable right” to pursue and obtain privacy.
Here are some guidelines that have recently evolved to maintain the balance between workplace safety and employee privacy...
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