Beyond Big Brother: The New World of Workplace Privacy

Workplace privacy has become one of the hottest employement law issues to sweep the nation. What was once popular fiction has sprung to life with pervasive employee monitoring and surveillance. The rapid digitization of the workplace has also created growing concerns over data security and privacy. Headlines abound with news of strict legislation governing the use and transfer of employee information. Now, organizations must deal with the privacy "fall-out" of September 11th. Anti-terrorism efforts have placed employers in the precarious position of balancing employee privacy rights with the need to assist homeland security and provide cooperation to law enforcement.

If the recent developments and trends in workplace privacy make one thing clear; it is that employers need to wake up to the seriousness of their privacy challenge. This Task Force Report is designed to give the reader a comprehensive overview of workplace privacy issues. It is an excellent first step in understanding the new "privacy imperative" and will provide assistance to a wide range of organizations - from those who are just beginning to tackle privacy concerns, to those who are proactively managing privacy issues and assessing information practices.