Draft a company policy on the use of the internet by employees. Draft it in the form of a memo to
employees. In your memo discuss the following issues:
- What are the general rules?
- Does “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (part of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act, 18 USC sec. 2510 et seq.” apply and how specifically?
- Pick a specific state and discuss how that state handles the issue of an employer monitoring its
employees’ use of company computers, cell phones, and emails?
- Do employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in, e.g., an email they might send at work? A
website they might visit? How could your policy deal with this?
- Be sure and make a distinction in your memo between government employees and private employees
as to privacy rights.
You must substantively respond to two colleagues.
Use a minimum of two HR/legal references to support your conclusions.
Here are a couple to get you started.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/state-laws-prohibiting-
access-to-social-media-usernames-and-passwords.aspx
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gp_solo/2012/november_december2012privacya
ndconfidentiality/what_are_limits_employee_privacy/
https://www.upcounsel.com/employee-privacy-rights
