An employer adopted a policy to hire only nonsmokers. After a new hire tested positive for nicotine, he was fired. He then sued the employer, claiming wrongful discharge and invasion of privacy. What happened. In an effort to curb medical costs and promote a healthy lifestyle, the Scotts Company in Massachusetts adopted a policy prohibiting…
Bombshell study: SSN relatively easy to predict
In a study that challenges current initiatives to reduce identity theft, researchers Alessandro Acquisti and Ralph Gross of Carnegie Mellon University have released the results of a study showing how easily all nine digits of an individual’s Social Security Numbers can be accurately predicted from information that is readily available in numerous public databases. Based…
Parents of dead teen sue for invasion of privacy
The parents of a teenager killed in a tragic accident last October are suing both the Union-Tribune and Sweetwater Union High School District for invasion of privacy. According to Courthouse News, following the teenager’s death, Jose Brosz, Principal of of Otay Ranch High School, allegedly made a statement to a reporter for the paper that…
Barring Internet access for criminals
Defendants in criminal proceedings are imposed conditions or restrictions when granted supervised release. Now with Internet crimes on the rise, United States (U.S.) courts are imposing the prohibition from accessing the Internet as condition of supervised release. The prohibition from accessing the Internet may be imposed as initial condition or may be added as modification…