Labor & Employment Law – May 24, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/21/2012

Does an employer invade an employee’s privacy by accessing and reviewing the employee’s email? A recent Massachusetts Superior Court decision, Falmouth Firefighters Union v. Town of Falmouth, answers “no.” ...more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012

When a government employee uses workplace email to send and receive personal email, are those emails subject to disclosure under access to information laws? What about when a government employee uses a personal email...more

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/15/2012

The General Assembly finished its business for 2012 last night and although there was a last minute flurry of legislation, several bills that had been tracked by many employers came up short. •Senate Bill 79, which...more

by Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/14/2012

Originally published in Law360, San Diego (May 10, 2012, 5:00 PM ET) A landmark bill that aims to protect California employees and prospective workers from being asked by a company to turn over their usernames and...more

by Littler on 5/11/2012

Introduction Two different, but interrelated, phenomena have been occurring over the last decade that are radically reshaping the work environment at many companies. The first is commonly referred to as the...more

by Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green PA on 5/10/2012

Employers who use location-tracking devices such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) or smartphone may want to revisit their current policies after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in United States v. Jones, 132 S....more

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/8/2012

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Cole, 2011 ONCA 218. Mr. Cole, a teacher, was charged with possession of child pornography and unauthorized use of a...more

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/7/2012

As you may recall, the HITECH Act required Health and Human Services (HHS), the federal agency in charge of administering HIPAA, to affirmatively conduct periodic audits to ensure that covered entities and business associates...more