California Court Creates Exception in Workplace Privacy Rule
A California Supreme Court ruled that workplace privacy was not violated in spite of useof hidden cameras at workplace because camera was turned on only when the workers were away. The Court said that surveillance, intended to catch someone who was downloading pornography late at night, was not "highly offensive" and did not amount to an "egregious violation of prevailing social norms." The two workers, Abigail Hernandez and Maria-Jose Lope, were not informed of the camera in the office they shared while working for Hillsides Inc.
Court rules employer did not violate workers' privacy, Maura Dolan, LA Times, August 4, 2009.
