Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers need to be aware and prepare for significant changes to options and rights afforded to employees with respect to their private data and information coming with the California Privacy Rights Act’s (CPRA) January 1, 2023, operative date. Employers will have significant obligations when the grace periods for HR and business to business (B2B) data expire on that
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Seyfarth Synopsis: When choosing a GPS location tracking app, California employers must consider several factors to see if the app unduly infringes on employee privacy. Let some references to popular music be your guide.

It’s As Easy As ABC

Today’s GPS technology makes it easy for employers to track the location of employees. And an employer need not be a
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Seyfarth Synopsis: California employers may not require employees to submit to random drug testing, except under very limited circumstances.

California public policy, stated in our Constitution, strongly favors the right of privacy. But employers have their own legitimate interest in maintaining a safe, drug-free work environment. So what’s the blunt truth about random drug testing in California?

As we
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Seyfarth Synopsis: With the availability of new vehicle GPS devices and smart phone tracking applications, employers need to be mindful of employee privacy rights when using location technologies in the workplace.

It Doesn’t Take A Magellan To Map Routes Anymore

Employers now have available the technology that concerned parents of wayward teenagers have often wished for. Thanks to technological advances,
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