Employee Privacy: Massachusetts
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Scott Roberts and David B. Wilson, Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP
Summary
This guide highlights key aspects of Massachusetts law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers the privacy statute; misappropriation of name or likeness; workplace searches; preemployment inquiries, medical examinations and background checks; criminal history inquiries; drug testing; medical marijuana; genetic testing; electronic monitoring and surveillance; and protection of employee records.