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Labor/Employment

Oct. 6, 2010

Privacy Rights to Be Examined

At a time when technology is making the private lives of many Americans more accessible, one questions is snowballing in the courts: must federal contractors put up with the same background checks as public workers?

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

At a time when technology is making the private lives of Americans more accessible than ever, what an employee can and cannot hide from their employer is a question being confronted by courts across the nation. Throw into the mix the powers of a boss like the federal government - which can access most paper and electronic records about a person - and you have the situation the U.S. Supreme Court wil...

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