The Washington State Nurses Association sued King County to prevent inmates from getting personal information about nurses working in jails and prisons. The move came after two murderers filed public information requests seeking names, job titles and duties of all medical employees working for Jail Health Services. […] According to the complaint [pdf], the Washington…
Category: Workplace
Canadian bus driver refuses U.S. background check and wins
A Canadian school bus driver who refused to allow a U.S. security firm perform a mandatory background check out of privacy concerns has won her battle. Stephanie Sydiaha, a driver for First Student Canada, opposed the background check out of fear over what the private U.S. firm might do with her personal information once it…
Hide must investigate release of private info
Auckland City water company Metrowater is alleged to have released private information on its staff without their authorisation to the new super city water company, said Labour’s Auckland Issues spokesperson Phil Twyford. “The information was passed on to Watercare, the company organising the new water monopoly being created from a merger of eight council water…
WA AG sides with Boeing on worker privacy
A worker-privacy bill that is slated to become a major point of contention between Boeing and big labor just go thumbs down from the state’s lawyer. Big labor wants a state law that would prohibit employers from forcing employees to sit in on meetings where union issues are discussed. Big business — which in Washington…