Past Event

Privacy in the Workplace

Thu. March 26, 2015 08:00 am - 10:00 am !Union League Club New York, NY 10016

Monitoring and investigating employees in the workplace: Opportunities for the vigilant and traps for the unwary. A guide to the United States and European Regulation.

Topics the panelists will discuss include:
United States based Employees/Employers
• Means and methods of surveillance and detection
• Pertinent law on the employer’s access to an employee’s communications
>>> The Governing Federal Statutes
>>> Common Law Right of Privacy
• Statutory protections for the employer’s data
• What to do when you suspect theft of information by a departing employee

EU Based Employees/Employers
• The EU Data Protection Directive 1995 as legal principle and the legal differences in the European countries
>>> Data exchange within a company
>>> Transatlantic transfer of data
• Legitimacy and limits of workplace monitoring (especially the use of e-mail and internet, data collection and transfer, video surveillance and social media)

PLUS:
• Dealing with law enforcement and intelligence services – practical tips
• Employee monitoring and liability minimization

 

SPEAKERS:
• Mark H. Moore, Partner, REAVIS PARENT LEHRER, LLP
• Dr. Gerlind Wisskirchen, Partner, CMS HASCHE SIGLE
• Joseph V. DeMarco, Partner, DEVORE & DEMARCO LLP

TIME:
8:00 - 8:30 AM Check in
8:30 - 10:00 AM Program
10:00 - 10:30 AM Networking

REGISTRATION: Registration is now closed - we have reached capacity.