Reference no: EM133601021

Questions: To assess your ability to:

• Analyze the intricacies of workplace privacy.
• Examine the proper monitoring and surveillance of employees.
• Analyze the process for investigating employee conduct.

Case Study: A woman was beaten by a coworker with whom she was living, resulting in several broken ribs. She filed charges against the coworker, and the coworker's conviction for domestic violence was reported in the newspaper. The woman did not report any of this information to her employer, but managers became aware of the situation because of the newspaper account. A workplace violence team investigated, seeking to determine whether the coworker was dangerous and should be removed from the workplace. On four occasions, they attempted to interview the woman, asking questions regarding her relationship with the coworker, the domestic violence incident, and her physical and mental health. On each occasion, she became angry and left the interview, insisting that this was private information that she did not want to share. The woman was eventually terminated for her failure to cooperate with the workplace violence program. She sued.