Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: Due to the importance of data protection law for employee monitoring practices, a careful and considered approach must be taken when potentially highly intrusive methods, such as tracking employee vehicles, are used. Employees must be informed of the existence of tracking and how it operates, as well as being…
Category: Workplace
French Court of Cassation Decides That an Employer Can Use a Facebook Post to Dismiss an Employee
Kristof Van Quathem of Covington & Burling writes: On September 30, 2020, the French Court of Cassation (“Court”) ruled in favor of an employer that dismissed an employee because of the contents of a Facebook post (the decision is available here, in French). In particular, the employee in this case posted a photograph of a new…
Waitress says her private sex tape was leaked by her coworkers on Facebook
Samira Sadeque reports: A North Carolina woman is reportedly suing her former employer after her coworkers shared sexually explicit videos of her on social media. The woman, who was a waitress at the Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Charlotte, North Carolina, is suing the restaurant for $100,000 in damages, according to Charlotte-based radio service WBT. She…
This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders
From Littler: Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift. These health screening steps, including temperature checks, have…