I tweeted this one yesterday, but Joe Cadillic gently points out to me that I never posted it here. Let’s fix that. Jack Moore reports: The Office of Personnel Management is preparing for a pilot program to automatically track public social media postings of people applying for security clearances. OPM is conducting market research to…
Category: Workplace
AU: New ACT privacy laws allow companies to spy on workers, unions say
Michael Donaldson reports: New ACT laws give employers and insurance companies unprecedented powers to “spy on workers”, UnionsACT says. Legislation passed last week allows surveillance of employees outside of the workplace where there is a belief they are engaged in unlawful activity related to their job. But the surveillance must first be approved by a…
EEOC Files Suit Targeting Employment Application “Health History”
Jeffrey M. Schlossberg writes: On March 22, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri against Grisham Farm Products, Inc. alleging that its employment application violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (“GINA”). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grisham…
Ca: Punchtime employee tracking app raises privacy concerns
CBC News reports: An Ottawa company has waded into the world of employee tracking and metric collection with a new app, but the technology is raising issues surrounding an employer’s right to know versus an employee’s right to privacy. “Who, what, when and where. Simple and smart time tracking that keeps you and your team focused on real work,” is a tagline…