Employee monitoring, surveillance, background checks, personality tests, personal data how much is too much and when does an employer cross the legal line? You need a roadmap to get through the legal pitfalls and potholes regarding privacy in the workplace. You need the new Third Edition of Privacy in Employment Law as a guide to employee/employer rights and the limits of employer authority in securing information about applicants and employees, disclosing such information, and controlling activities in the workplace. In this exceptional treatise you get:A basic reference on the law of privacy as addressed fragmentally in statutes and court decisions. The author meticulously assembles the citations, definitions, practical examples, and guidance you need to assess present legislation and judicial thinking on key issues in employment privacy.Lists of relevant state laws addressing topics relating to workplace privacy, including drug testing; access to personnel files; lie detection; electronic monitoring; job reference immunity; social security numbers; and off-site use of tobacco, alcohol, or other lawful products.Text of selected foreign statutes and the European Union (EU) directive on privacy law.