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Privacy and Intrusion Impact

• Overview:
  This week’s assignment forum examines how invasion of privacy and intrusion could.
  impact the monitoring and surveillance of employees. This is the seventh assignment.
  forum related to your course project.
  Your unit 7 assignment forum is based on the Koeppel v. Speirs case study found in
  Chapter 15 of your textbook. The case involved a private-sector employer’s installation.
  of a concealed video surveillance camera that was challenged in an intrusion upon
  seclusion privacy tort claim. At issue was the legality of whether surveillance equipment
  secretly installed in a bathroom can support a claim for invasion of privacy when the
  equipment could not be operated after it was discovered to produce identifiable images.
  The court ultimately concluded that an intrusion upon seclusion claim does not require.
  evidence that the offending party actually succeeded in viewing or otherwise intruding.
  on the plaintiff. You will explore the facts leading up to a decision in this case and
  evaluate the importance of this ruling to human resources practice and your role as a
  human resources practitioner.
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• Privacy and Intrusion Impact
• Instructions:
• As the Human Resource Manager at GreenTech Ltd., you are ready to prepare your
  next report. You will review, assess, and analyze a topic, event, or case, and based on
  your findings, you will share a written report with your supervisor, the Chief Human
  Resources Officer (CHRO). Your report will summarize the topic, event, or case and will.
  include a recommendation for improving HR practice at your company.
  Unit 7 Topic:
  Read the Koeppel v. Speirs case study found in Chapter 15 of your textbook.
  readings this week.
  Based on your review of the case study, consider the following:
  The district court determined evidence of an actual, rather than attempted, intrusion was.
  required and granted summary judgment for the defendant. However, the court of
  HRM341 – Employment Law
  Unit 7 Assignment Forum
  appeals reversed, finding the evidence of intrusion was sufficient to survive summary.
  judgment. Most businesses have some level of surveillance systems in place. Consider
  how invasion of privacy and intrusion laws impact your practice as a Human Resources
  Manager.
  Based on your review of the case study, address surveillance and actual or perceived
  intrusion of privacy in the workplace and its effect on the practice of HR.
  Part 1
  • Summarize the law or legal principle involved. (This can generally be done in one
  paragraph.)
  • Summarize the case or event. Share the important facts and highlights that are.
  important from a Human Resources practice perspective. (This can generally be
  done with one or two short paragraphs.)
  • Explain why the facts and highlights you chose were important for the practice of
  HR.
• Privacy and Intrusion Impact
• Part 2
  • List at least five ways this case or event might impact the practice of HR. (This is
  a brainstorming activity. A bulleted list is fine for this.)
  • Identify which of the five items is most important to HR. Provide an assessment
  and analysis of that item, along with one directly related specific recommendation
  for the HR team. The recommendation must be actionable, must be explained,
  and must be supported with evidence from your readings and research.
  (Keep in mind generic statements, broad ideas, unsupported personal opinions, and
  merely repeating what is in this assignment description do not satisfy the assignment
  requirements.)
  This assignment is your opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the law or
  legal principles based on the case or event reviewed as it relates to the practice of HR.
  This assignment is also your opportunity to demonstrate your critical thinking and
  analytical skills by using the case or event as a catalyst to explore how HR practices
  can be improved.
  The goal of this assignment is not to do as much writing as possible but to do as much.
  focused and thoughtful idea-sharing as possible.
• Privacy and Intrusion Impact
• Make sure you use evidence and support for each section of your response.
  The ideal assignment will include the following:
  • Introduction
  • Response to Part 1 (with citations linked to a reference)
  • Response to Part 2 (with citations linked to a reference)
  • Conclusion (with citations linked to a reference)
  • References (with a minimum of three references)
  Requirements:
  • Submit your assignment in the text box of the designated Unit Assignment
  Forum. APA format is not required for any assignment forum submission.
  However, all assignments should be well-organized and include an introduction.
  and conclusion.
  • Support your answers with evidence from at least three resources (text, readings,
  research, etc.) using citations and references.
  • The required length of your entire response is approximately four to five
  paragraphs (summary, evaluation, comparison, opinion).
  • Review one to two classmate’s postings after posting your submission to the
  assignment forum. Use the RISE model of peer feedback to provide your
  classmates with constructive feedback that they may consider when finalizing the
  final project later in the semester. Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before. Use APA referencing style.