More than 15 years after the California Supreme Court decided Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc. (2009) 47 Cal.4th 272, it remains a foundational case on employee privacy rights. While the employer prevailed, the case clarified where the legal boundaries lie—and why employers should tread carefully when it comes to surveillance.
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California passed a new law taking effect January 1, 2013 that prohibits employers from “requiring or requesting” employees and applicants to provide their passwords to social media accounts. This law was passed after a few cases made the news where employers were actually asking for this information. As I argued before, this law was probably