Valerie Schremp reports: Four city police officers are suing to try to block the department from obtaining their personal cellphone records in an investigation of the unauthorized circulation of a photo of a man killed March 8 in a shootout. One unidentified officer has admitted to his bosses that he used his cellphone to take…
Category: Workplace
ACLU Of Florida tells Gov. Scott that requiring random drug testing of state employees was unconstitutional in 2004 and it still is
The ACLU of Florida has responded to an executive order issued by Florida’s Governor, Rick Scott, that mandates random drug testing of state employees. Noting the similarity of the order to a policy previously found unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2004, Howard Simon, Executive Director, ACLU of Florida, stated: “I’m not sure why Governor…
Ca: Personal files on work computers ruled private
Tracey Tyler reports: The Ontario Court of Appeal has recognized a right to privacy in the personal information Canadians store on work-issued computers. In a 3-0 ruling Tuesday, the court said a Sudbury high school teacher charged with having nude photos of a Grade 10 student on a laptop issued by the school board had…
Ex-Employee’s Blogs Can’t Be Stopped Absent Extraordinary Circumstances, New York Court Rules
Joseph Lazzarotti and John Snyder comment on Cambridge Who’s Who Publishing v. Sethi, a case recently covered on DataBreaches.net because of its reference to an alleged data breach that had never been reported in the media. Of significance to me, the court ruled that Cambridge Who’s Who could not get an injunction that would stop…