Final Paper professional ethics Is Covert Video Surveillance an Invasion of Privacy? Munchausen syndrome by proxy‚ MSBP‚ is a covert form of child abuse in which a parent or guardian‚ usually the mother‚ systematically fabricates or induces illness in her child. It proves a difficult syndrome to diagnose because the caretakers of these children are masters of deception. They thrive on deceiving medical and mental health professionals and revel in the attention received (Quisenberry). In the
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Employee Testing Selection The purpose of this chapter is to explain how to use various tools to select the best candidates for the job. The main topics we’ll cover include selection‚ testing‚ background and reference checks‚ ethical and legal questions‚ types of tests‚ and work samples and simulations. By the time we finish this chapter‚ I’ll be able to: I. Explain what is meant by reliability and validity. II. Explain how you would go about validating a test. III. Cite and
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Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace Employee privacy rights have been the topic of great debate in recent years. This essay will examine: the definition of privacy‚ employers rights to access activities done in the workplace‚ to whom the resources such as time and equipment belong‚ and employee monitoring as an invasion of privacy or a performance evaluation tool. These are the core issues of the employee privacy rights controversy. Employee privacy rights should only be applicable to the personal
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27th 2010 Is drug testing an unwarranted invasion of employee privacy? Which is more important--getting drugs out of the workplace or protecting the privacy of the employee? What about other health-threatening activities‚ i.e. smoking outside of working hours‚ unprotected sex‚ etc. Should employers be able to question or test employees or potential employees about these activities? Both of these scenarios are tricky ones. On the one hand‚ any employer would want to get drugs out of the workplace
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Drug Testing in the Workplace: A Costly Mistake Abstract The issue of drug testing in the workplace has sparked an ongoing debate among management. There are many who feel that it is essential to prevent risks to the greater public caused by substance abuse while on the job. However‚ others believe that the costs far outweigh the benefits and that it is an invasion of privacy. Putting all ethical issues aside‚ evidence presented in this paper supports the latter. The costs of drug testing are
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�PAGE � �PAGE �2� Employee Handbook DOCVARIABLE SH5SectionTitle DOCVARIABLE SH5SectionTitle Employee Handbook/Privacy Assignment MGT 434 Business Law September 11‚ 2006 DOCVARIABLE SH5SectionTitleEmployee handbooks are used to familiarize employees with company policies and procedures. Documented employee acknowledgement of receipt and understanding will strengthen the company ’s position by confirming employees were informed concerning policies and procedures affecting their employment including
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protecting data privacy around the world‚ there are some checks and balances which regulate the dissemination of publicly available data. Living in the digital age we currently live in‚ anything we put on the internet is almost always accessible to anyone at any time. Anytime we access something via the internet‚ whether it be an email software‚ social media platform‚ or simply browsing the internet‚ our data is collected and stored with algorithms. However‚ under the United States Privacy Act of 1974
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Course: Date: Drug Testing in the Workplace Drug abuse has been on the increase in the world today‚ with its effects causing greater challenges at the workplace. Drugs can cause ill health‚ increase accidents at work and substantially reduce an employee’s output. Therefore‚ employers have been keen to keep drug misuse off the workplace. With most employers implementing drug testing at their workplace‚ it can be difficult for drug users to get employment in the future. Drug testing at the workplace
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doesn’t slow down. It is crucial to question how these modern devices are being used by the government regarding privacy interests of the public‚ especially since most of the public is living in the dark when it comes to how these devices work. These surveillance technologies are everywhere; in places most citizens don’t even realize. Does the public have any choice when it comes to their privacy or do they just trust their government to
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Drug Testing before receiving financial aid from the government to support your family. Lately the media has been following the legislatures and their bills involving mandatory drug tests before receiving government assistance. “According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census‚ well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government. Many are enrolled in more than one. That is about a third of the entire
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