Monitoring in the Workplace: Is it Too Much?
Employee MonitoringIt is well-settled that an employee does not shed his constitutional rights when they punch in their time cards and report for work in their office. Nowhere in the United Constitution can we find the declaration that these rights are not accorded to the workers and employees. In fact, the Supreme Court in a number of cases has upheld the right of the employee to the protection under the Fourth Amendment.In the1920 case of Silverthorne Lumber Co. v U.S. 251 U.S. 385, the Supreme Court has declared that the...
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