Employee Privacy: California

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Author: Jennifer K. Achtert, Fisher Phillips

Updating Author: Brightmine Editorial Team

Summary

This guide highlights key aspects of California law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers consumer information privacy, invasion of privacy claims, eavesdropping and recording conversations, application inquiries and background checks, applicant and employee testing, Social Security Number protections, references, political activities and affiliations, personal relationships and activities, social media privacy, data breach notification and vehicle tracking devices.