A Manager's Guide to Employee Privacy: Laws, Policies, and Procedures

By Kurt H. Decker

The Only Non-"Legalese" Guide Available to Employee Privacy Issues... A Manager's Guide to Employee Privacy Laws, Policies, and Procedures Here's a clearly written, easy-to-follow guide for managers that will help you understand the law as it affects your employees' privacy rights and obligations in the workplace. You'll find straightforward, balanced guidance on the legal aspects of virtually every privacy issue, including: Hiring Procedures: Application forms, interviewing prospective employees, credit checks, arrest records, criminal convictions, fingerprints and photographs, reference checks, skill testing, and immigration requirements Employee Records: Maintaining employment and medical records on employees, and determining who has access to them Workplace Medical Concerns: Smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, AIDS, and physical disabilities Information Collection and Distribution: Conducting searches, monitoring and surveillance of employee behavior, and rules governing the distribution of literature in the workplace There is also thorough coverage of long-standing work-related matters, such as jury or witness duty, voting leave, whistle-blowing, sexual harassment, and related issues. Plus, you'll find information on issues relating to privacy outside the workplace, including employees' outside employment, conflicts of interest, noncriminal and criminal misconduct, and residency requirements.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471509035
• ISBN13: 9780471509035
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"