Parsippany - Troy Hills Lawyers Protecting Privacy at Work

Privacy at work is an extremely important employment law right. It includes the right to privacy when using company equipment such as computers, laptops, iPads and cell phones. It also includes the right to privacy in your office or at your workstation, as well as the right to privacy with respect to your medical records and other personal information. Likewise, it includes issues regarding random drug testing.

Like many aspects of employment law, the right to privacy in the workplace is not always black and white. It often requires a careful balancing of the employee’s right to privacy against the employer’s right to ensure employee safety and to promote efficiency. For example, companies have the right to monitor certain employee communications at work, but might need to warn employees about the forms of monitoring it is using. Similarly, random drug testing may be permissible for employees whose jobs require them to drive or use heavy machinery, but is much more restricted for employees whose jobs do not involve similar safety risks.

For more information about your legal rights, you might be interested in reading one of the following articles from The New Jersey Employment Lawyer Blog:

• When Can a Private Company Require Random Drug Testing in New Jersey?
• Beware: Your Boss Might Read Your Posts on Social Networking Sites
• Employees' Private Communications With Lawyers on Company Computers Protected By Attorney-Client Privilege
• Targeting Alcoholic Employees for Drug Testing Can Violate New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

If you believe your employer has invaded your privacy at work or have a question about your legal right to workplace privacy, or if you have another employment law concern such as an issue regarding discrimination, harassment or retaliation at your job, we can help. Please contact us online or call us at (973) 744-4000.

The Township of Parsippany - Troy Hills was formed in 1928. Today, it is the most populous municipality in Morris County, with 53,238 residents as of the 2010 census. It is home of the headquarters of Avis Budget Group and has large office of numerous other Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors and Intel Corporation.

The name Parsippany is derived from Parsippanong, a Lenni-Lenapi Indians word meaning “the place where the river winds through the valley.”

If you are traveling to our office from Parsippany - Troy Hills, you should head south on Route 287. Continue to Exit 41A, where you will merge onto Route 80 East toward New York City.  You should take Exit 62A-B, for the Garden State Parkway.  Take the Parkway North to Exit 172.  Take the exit ramp, and turn left, which puts you on West Grand Avenue.  Turn right on Chestnut Ridge Road.  Our office is about a quarter of a mile down the road, at 135 Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale.

For more information about your employment law right or to set up an appointment with one of our attorneys please call us at (973) 744-4000.