Which of the Following Employer Actions Would Most Likely Be

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following employer actions would most likely be a violation of employee privacy?

• A) reading an employee's business e-mail and learning he was committing adultery with a client.
• B) recording employee phone conversations.
• C) placing video cameras in the employee changing room.
• D) monitoring employee blogs.

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Definitions:

Federal Law

The body of law created by the federal government of a country, which applies to all entities and people within its jurisdiction.

Employer Monitoring

The practice by employers of overseeing and tracking employees' actions and performance during work hours.

Telephone Calls

The act of using a telephone to communicate through voice or digital signals over a distance.

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

A federal law that sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry to protect individuals in these plans.