Maryann Tobin writes: If America needed any more evidence that the health insurance industry has taken over the US economy, one only need look as far as a small city in Florida. The Mayor there wants to fire employees who use tobacco in the privacy of their own homes, so the city can get a…
Category: Workplace
City of Ontario v. Quon: The Rights of Other Parties to the Communication
Dan Solove has some additional comments on Ontario v. Quon, in response to comments by Orin Kerr: I blogged about City of Ontario v. Quon a few days ago, and I want to raise another important issue in the case, one my colleague Orin Kerr has astutely pointed out. The case is on appeal to…
Think Tank Sues to Get Drug Test Results of Ferry Crew Involved in Collision
Ed Friedrich reports from Washington: The Evergreen Freedom Foundation is suing the state Department of Transportation to get the results of drug and alcohol tests that a ferry crew took after their boat hit Seattle’s Colman Dock last summer. The libertarian think tank based in Olympia believes the public should be able to view documents…
Thoughts on City of Ontario v. Quon: The Fourth Amendment and Privacy of Electronic Communications in the Workplace
Dan Solove shares his thoughts on why the Supreme Court should affirm Quon, here. Previous coverage of this important workplace privacy case can be found here.