Facts of the case: Imagine you are an HR manager and your boss and owner of the company, Bill, comes to you suspecting his assistant, Paige, is stealing money from the company. Bill would like a polygraph test conducted to see if Paige is stealing from the company. He would also like you to conduct electronic surveillance on Paige’s work e-mail for anything suspicious.
Additionally, Bill mentioned, “Paige is on Facebook. I know you are, too—why don’t you ‘friend’ her on Facebook and see what information you might find out.”
You have heard rumors of a potential romantic relationship between Bill and Paige (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b).
Questions: 1) Discuss all legal and ethical issues with which you are faced in
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2)) or a violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1996 (ECPA) (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b, p. 3) are founded in the actions or rumored actions of Bill, the owner of the company, vis-à-vis Paige, as well as Bill’s proposals to the HR manager for a polygraph test, monitoring Paige’s emails and “friending” on Facebook (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b).
Paige’s Cause of Action and Alternatives
2) Assume Paige discovered Bill’s suspicions and that she is not stealing from the company. She feels extremely uncomfortable at work now as a result and wants to quit, but she needs the money. What should Paige do? (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b).
Paige could bring a state court lawsuit based on the torts of IIED and invasion of privacy, or a federal court action based on those torts plus hostile work environment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She could also file a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) making similar claims under Title VII (Maatman, Jr. & Degroff, 2012), especially hostile work environment.
3) How should Paige approach any legal cause of action, and what is that cause of action? Should she commence litigation, or is another alternative more preferable? (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014b).
Paige could bring a state court lawsuit based on the torts of IIED and invasion of
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This paper is going to use evidence to show if my boss has a case against his assistant, Paige. He wants me to complete a series of 3 tests to see if Paige is stealing from him. He wants me to conduct a polygraph on Paige, surveillance her work email, and befriend her on Facebook. This paper is going to show that my boss rightfully has a case against Paige or Paige could be experience harassment.
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