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Privacy in the Workplace
Last Updated August 3, 2008
In the age of electronic communications and technology, it has become quite easy for employers to monitor the actions of employees in the workplace. E-mail accounts, internet usage and telephones are easily monitored by employers. Employee offices and even personal belongings are sometimes searched as well. Many employees are uncomfortable in this situation, which they see as an invasion of privacy. Employers argue that it is necessary to prevent theft and boost productivity.
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Politics in the Workplace
Last Updated September 30, 2008

In this election season, it is especially important for employers to review their policies regarding political discussion, according to this article by Nathaniel J. Torres of Morrison & Foerster.  "Employers should provide clear and consistent policies informing their employees of what constitutes acceptable political activity in the workplace," he writes. Policies should:

  1. restrict the display and distribution of political information
  2. limit political discussion
  3. prohibit political banners, buttons, etc.
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Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Los Angeles Employee Rights Law Firm

6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles, California 90048
Practice Areas: Employment
www.amglaw.com/
Greenberg & Rudman LLP
Beverly Hills Discrimination Law Firm

8383 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 336
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Practice Areas: Employment
www.discriminationattorney.com/
Johnston Law Firm
Los Angeles, CA Employment Law Attorney

333 S. Grand Avenue 25th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Practice Areas: Employment
www.employmentlawattorney.com/
Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment
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 Public employers may not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
 
 Employers (public or private) may not discriminate based on sexual orientation.
 
 No state law