Elizabeth Warmerdam has an update on one of the yuckiest workplace privacy cases I’ve ever covered on this blog. Accused of checking the underwear of female employees for period blood, a cosmetics company cannot demand coverage from its insurer, a California Court of Appeals ruled. […] Jon Davler tendered the action to its insurer, but…
Category: Workplace
Is it wrong to send personal emails to work addresses?
Charles Mabbett of the Office of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner raises a good question: Is it acceptable for a lawyer acting for a client to send a very private communication to a work email address of the other party? A complaint based on exactly this kind of scenario was made to the Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO)…
HIV Status, Homosexuality no Reason for Anonymity, Judge
Sabrina Canfield reports: An HIV-positive homosexual who sued his employer for discrimination cannot do so anonymously because his HIV-positive, homosexual status provides him “no greater threat of retaliation” than a typical plaintiff alleging employment violations, a federal judge ruled. John Doe asked the court to keep his own name out of a lawsuit he filed against…
SC: School district’s handling of Ebola concerns divides board members
Sarah Bowman reports: Three weeks after Beaufort County School District teachers traveled to West Africa, several school board members and parents question the way the district handled public information about Ebola concerns. […] Board of Education member JoAnn Orischak said balancing public knowledge and employee privacy is difficult. “The district would never be able to tell you…