MGMT 311 Exam 4 - FLASHCARDS - Chapter 20 part 2
What type of employees have employee privacy protection?
Private and public/government employees
What are interests of employers?
Duty to protect workers
Liability issues
Safety concerns
Discipline
Efficiency
What is the main interest of employers?
Duty to protect workers
What is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986?
Federal law that prohibits the intentional interception of any wire or electronic communication or the intentional disclosure or use of information obtained by the interception
What are exceptions to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986?
1) Consent. Consent form gives employer access to information
2) Business-extension exception – employer may monitor employee electronic communications in the ordinary course of business.
What is where an employer may monitor employee electronic communications in the ordinary course of business?
Business-extension exception
What act is a lie detecter test under?
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
What does the Employee Polygraph Protection Act prohibit employers from doing?
1) requiring or causing employees or job applicants to take lie-detector tests or suggesting that they do so;
2) using, accepting, referring to, or asking about the results of lie detector tests taken by employees or applicants; and
3) taking or threatening negative employment-related action against employees or applicants based on results of or refusal to take lie detector tests.
What are exceptions to who can take a lie detector test?
Government employers, security service firms, pharmicutial drug companies, and employers investigating losses like theft
Does the fourth amendment apply to drug testing of private employees?
No
Does the fourth amendment apply to drug testing of government employees?
Yes
