I’ll be watching you: The ins and outs of employee monitoring
Have you heard of “wearable technologies”? You may not be familiar with this term, but you are probably already using devices like Fitbit, smartwatches, and more. Even police departments leverage this technology to solve...more
What happens if an employee drives the company car to a strip club for lunch? In the age of COVID-19, what privacy concerns does contact tracing raise? What do employers need to think about before implementing an employee...more
Monitoring employees isn’t a new or novel idea. Companies have long debated the merits of video surveillance in the workplace, tracking employee vehicles with GPS, or monitoring employee movements via a smartphone...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the availability of new vehicle GPS devices and smart phone tracking applications, employers need to be mindful of employee privacy rights when using location technologies in the workplace....more