Stricter Worker Privacy Regulations Trending In 2014

New laws going into effect in 2014 suggest two major accelerating trends in workplace privacy: Legislators and enforcement agencies will continue narrowing the scope of information employers can consider in the hiring process, and employee personal life will continue its expansion into the workplace in ways that employers are largely going to be forced to tolerate. Phillip Gordon with Littler Mendelson reviews new and pending regulations governing criminal history, social media passwords, credit information and personal mobile devices.