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. 
- 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
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- 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.
