Employee Privacy: Wisconsin

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

Author: Daniel Finerty, Lindner & Marsack, S.C.

Summary

This guide highlights key aspects of Wisconsin law impacting privacy in the workplace. It covers Wisconsin's Privacy Statute, telephone monitoring, email surveillance, microchip implantation, workplace surveillance, monitoring as an unfair labor practice, computer crimes, injury to reputation, identify theft, personal information protection, arrest and conviction records, lie detector tests, genetic testing, drug and alcohol testing, weapons in the workplace, smoking ban, employment references, personnel and medical records, HIV testing and social media privacy.