| Document ID (ISN) | 54868 |
| CIS number |
90-1895 |
| ISBN(s) |
1-55871-137-6 |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
BSP-133
|
| Author(s) |
Shepard I.M., Duston R.L., Russell K.S. |
| Title |
Workplace privacy - Employee testing, surveillance, wrongful discharge, and other areas of vulnerability |
| Bibliographic information |
Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231, 25th St., NW, Washington D.C. 20037, USA, 2nd ed., 1989. 357p. + appendices. Bibl. ref. Price: USD 95.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents: privacy and the (US) constitution; common law and statutory rights; drug and alcohol abuse; polygraphs; applicant investigations; psychological and honesty tests; AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome); medical screening (including genetic testing); employee investigations; workplace surveillance; sexual harassment; personal relationships; work record confidentiality; confidentiality of EAP (employee assistance programme) and medical information; wrongful discharge; defamation. Appendices include a state-by-state survey of workplace privacy law, selected cases, sample company policies and a selected bibliography. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; employee rights; labour-management relations; legal aspects |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
drug dependence; alcoholism; immunodeficiency syndrome; psychological tests; health service records; pre-employment medical examinations; medical supervision; discriminatory practices; dismissal; comment on law; case law; legislation |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse
|
