What are my rights to privacy as an employee and a citizen?
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What are my rights to privacy as an employee and a citizen?
My employer constantly broadcast my personal information publicly. This can range from things in my personal life (marriage and relationships) to my rate of pay. I know this is wrong. What are my rights? Most of this foolishness can be validated by texts that he’s sent out or witness statements. He is like this with all of his employees – the epitome of unprofessional.
Asked on December 13, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Indiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unprofessional does not mean illegal. While there is some information which an employer may not disclose--e.g. anything health related covered by health information privacy laws, or your social security or bank account numbers--what you mention is not protected. An employer could choose to disclose individual employee salaries, or everyone's salary, for example. There is no protection or privacy expectation for a person's marital status, for another example. It is likely your employer can disclose considerable "personal" information.
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