1. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Workplace Privacy Your rights on the job © Consumer Action 2009

2. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org How much privacy do you have at work?  More than 75% of employers do some employee monitoring  Many employers look into your past and your personal life  Some employers require certain tests  Don’t be caught off guard!

3. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Types of Monitoring  Email and instant messages (IM)  Telephone  Voicemail  Computer usage  Websites visited  Computer files  Physical location  On-site activity

4. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Types of Checks & Tests  Credit check  Background check  Medical testing continued

5. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org  Skills testing  Drug & alcohol testing  Psychological testing  Polygraph (lie detector) testing Types of Checks & Tests continued

6. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Your Privacy Rights  Is it legal to monitor employees?  Notification of monitoring  Personal calls  Private email  Cell phone calls & text messages  Surveillance & searches  Credit report/background checks  Medical history & testing

7. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Your Privacy Rights c o n t i n u e d  Federal and state laws  Public vs private employees  Union activity  Actions outside the workplace  Can I be fired? Not hired? Denied a promotion?

8. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Food for Thought  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) receives more complaints about workplace rights violations than about any other issue. Source: ACLU.org

9. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Activity  16 Questions About Workplace Privacy –How much do you know about your workplace privacy rights?

10. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Protecting Your Privacy and Your Job  Learn your employer’s privacy policies  Assume you are being monitored  Keep personal communications off-limits by using your own phone & home computer continued

11. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org  Assume that deleted email, voicemail and computer files will still be accessible  Consider using a pseudonym (fake name) for certain online activities  Remind your employer you want to keep your medical information confidential Protecting Your Privacy and Your Job continued

12. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Resources  U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)  State Departments of Labor  Federal Trade Commission  AnnualCreditReport.com  ChoicePoint  Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

13. Privacy Information: A Consumer Action Project www.privacy- information.org Congratulations!  You’ve completed the Consumer Action Workplace Privacy training.  If you have questions about our trainings, just ask us, or email: outreach@consumer-action.org