Roberto Ghignone writes: Ontario Public Service Employees Union v. Ontario (Grievor Grievance), LAX/2015-147; [2015] O.G.S.B.A. No. 48. Two employees were working together in a government department. One employee, (“Employee X”), looked at employment insurance file of a co-worker who was on sick leave, (“Ms. M”), during working hours but without a work related reason. In…
Category: Workplace
Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24 hours a day
David Kravets reports: A Southern California woman claims she was fired after uninstalling an app that her employer required her to run constantly on her mobile phone—an app that tracked her every move 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Plaintiff Myrna Arias, a former Bakersfield sales executive for wire-transfer service Intermex, claims in a…
HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Workplace Wellness Programs
Paula Stannard summarizes a recent HHS guidance on workplace wellness programs: On Thursday, April 16, 2015, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance, consisting of two frequently asked questions (FAQs), on the application of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules to workplace wellness…
Man is jailed for refusing to turn over Facebook and Twitter passwords in business bankruptcy case
Martha Neil reports: Jeremy Alcede personally maintained the Facebook and Twitter accounts for his former Texas gun store and shooting range. He thought of them as his own, and didn’t hesitate to inject his political views as he publicized Tactical Firearms in Katy. But a federal bankruptcy judge disagreed, and ordered Alcede to turn over…