Jason C. Gavejian writes: Beginning January 1, 2017, employees in Colorado will now have a right to inspect and copy their personnel files. Prior to this law, Colorado had no law granting private-sector employees access to their personnel records. Under the new law, upon a current employee’s request, an employer must allow that employee to inspect…
Category: Workplace
U. California President Tells UC Davis Chancellor She Has No Right to Attorney-Client Privilege
(From Press Release From Katehi’s Legal Team) The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) has made a controversial determination that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi does not have the right of privileged communication with her attorney during the course of an already compromised investigation launched in late April. As reported in the Sacramento…
Workers May Soon Have To Share Health Data — Or Pay A Penalty
Stephanie M. Lee reports: Sometime next year, you may hear about a new way to save money on your health insurance. To get the discount, you and your spouse have to join your company’s voluntary “wellness program,” the kind that typically promotes exercising more or losing weight. As part of signing up, you’re both asked…
UAE Employees Jailed for Privacy Breach Before Ultimately Being Acquitted
Dino Wilkinson (ME) writes: A recently-reported court case in the United Arab Emirates has highlighted the importance of establishing and implementing good privacy practices, even in the absence of specific data protection legislation. In late 2014, the UAE public prosecutor charged three officials from a federal authority – the general director, a branch manager and an IT…