Podcast Episode 181: Making Audio Content Work for Your Firm
[WEBINAR] Exploring the CPRA’s Investigatory Privilege
Judge Learned Hand, American Idol?
In a world where it is far too easy to click ‘Record’, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel William Cowen has pressed ‘Delete’ on a party’s ability to secretly record a collective bargaining session....more
The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) is an independent French administrative regulatory body whose mission is to ensure that the collection, storage, and use of personal data comply with data...more
Q: One of my employees has reported that another employee is recording all of their conversations. It makes everyone uncomfortable. What am I supposed to do about this?...more
More and more, employers have considered using surveillance within the workplace, whether it is to prevent theft, measure productivity, or simply monitor what employees are doing when they are on the clock. While these are...more
A sales adviser of an exclusive car dealer proved to be overly enthusiastic when he confided to a customer, in a phone call during working hours, that he was starting out for himself "in the background" and asked the customer...more
In the recent decision of Commonwealth v. Mason, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a nanny did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy while working inside the home of her employer. Thus, the employer’s decision...more
As many workplaces have shifted to remote work arrangements, human resources personnel, in-house lawyers, and other workplace investigators are conducting more remote workplace investigations. Remote investigations may...more
CEP Magazine (December 2020) - The Hamburg Data Protection Authority issued their largest fine ever under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for employee-related offenses. A fine of more than €35 million was...more
In late 2017, the NLRB in Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), established a new three category system for classifying various employer policies. The new system was designed to balance a “work rule’s negative impact on...more
For all their recent excellence and success, the NBA’s Golden State Warriors have developed something of a tedious routine. ...more
Consider the all-too-real scenario of meeting with your employee for a disciplinary discussion. At the start of the meeting, he innocently puts his phone face down on the table. Unbeknownst to you, however, anticipating the...more
La Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos y Garantía de Derechos Digitales incluye novedades importantes desde una perspectiva laboral. PRINCIPALES NOVEDADES - ..Derecho a la Desconexión Digital...more
The Spanish Digital Rights Act includes new rights and monitoring developments relevant to both employers and employees. KEY FOCUS AREAS - ..Digital disconnection rights ..Employees’ and employers’ rights relating to the...more
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, partners Harris Mufson and Howard Robbins conduct the first part in a series of podcasts entitled, “Can My Employees Do That?” In this installment, Harris and Howard discuss workplace...more
Can an employee secretly record conversations with a co-worker, supervisor, human resources manager or executive and use that recording in a claim or lawsuit against his/her employer? ...more
Rojas v. HSBC Card Services Inc., 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018)- Summary: Installing recording device and recording calls on company phones renders actions intentional under California Invasion of Privacy Act. ...more
Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that an employer violated Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by maintaining a policy that prohibited employees from making certain audio or video...more
In Whole Foods Market, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board, in a 2-1 decision, held that Whole Foods’ rules prohibiting the recording of conversations in the workplace violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor...more