The vast majority of Americans place a significant value on their privacy. This value extends to many spheres of life: including privacy at home, online privacy and privacy at work, to name a few. The issue of privacy at work becomes more challenging to maintain in...
Month: May 2017
California court upholds weekly day of rest for employees.
A day of rest. The very notion can seem quaint and antiquated. As we have become a primarily 7-day-a-week working culture, most American employees just laugh at the notion of a guaranteed day off every week. However, the courts are confirming this mandatory day of...
Has your voice been recorded without your knowledge?
When you talk to a business representative on the phone, chances are you'll hear an advisory that the call is being recorded. On some calls, however, you don't hear that warning - or don't hear it soon enough - and your voice gets recorded without your consent. These...
Protecting your telephone privacy rights: Compensation for illegal call recordings
We've all been on calls with telemarketers, banks, collection companies and other businesses when we hear the standard line: "This call is being recorded for business purposes." Call recordings have become so standard that we often don't even notice this warning. But...
Rooting out racial discrimination in the workplace
Most people are shocked when they experience discrimination or racial hatred in the workplace. In 2017, it should be expected and assumed that other employees and supervisors would not behave in such a manner, but it happens with some frequency. The challenge for many...
