Re: desk / cubicle privacy

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On 10/05/06, jamie wrote:
> On 10/04/06, eris wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me if it is legal for a manager to pick
>> papers off desks and read them thouroughly even if its
>> established the paper is private?
>> I once inadvertenly left a school application ( my
>> daughters) on my desk and caught my boss reading it
>> through - she also did this when it came time to
>> reevaluate my health care benefits (provided through
>> company), doesn't that violate HIPPA?
>> also she entered a director's office and went through a
>> box marked personal. Recently she entered a cubicle and
>> read through resumes that are not for any position she
>> oversees.
>>
>> I have since tried to keep everything at home that I
>> wouldn't want anyone to see -but I found her the other day
>> going through my drawers and looking at some birthday
>> presents some co coworkers gave me.
>> do I have recourse??
>>
>> Yes; you have the recourse of keeping personal stuff at
> home. You have no legal expectation of privacy in the
> workplace.

I found out this is not true - They CANNOT go through your
desk unless they have solid evidence of theft.
People- talk to attorney's in your area - not these folks!
>
> No, this does not violate HIPAA. Only medical information
> that they obtain through the group health insurance plan is
> protected under HIPAA. And even then only in some
> circumstances.