Is it legal to track an employee in California?

California Penal Code §637.7 restricts electronic tracking on the part of California employers. Employers may use GPS tracking to track company property, including vehicles and laptops. GPS tracking of employee movements inside the workplace while performing work is also generally permitted.

Can a company have a privacy policy in California?

This type of policy is usually permissible in California, but employers must be aware of the state’s stringent privacy rules that afford more protection to employees than federal statutes do.

What are the rules for working in California?

For example, under the California Labor Code, employees can’t be demoted, suspended or fired for engaging in lawful conduct during off-duty hours and while away from the worksite. California workers also can’t be discriminated against based on their political affiliation or political activity.

Can a Social Security number be used as an employee ID in California?

California law provides specific protections for employee Social Security numbers, which can only be used in very limited circumstances, Hernández said. Full Social Security numbers can’t be used as an employee identification number and aren’t supposed to be put in anything that goes in mail or in other communications.

What happens if an employee does not sign a notice?

Signatures by the employer or employee may provide assurance that the notice was, in fact, provided by the employer and received by the employee. If an employer wants to require it but an employee does not want to sign, the employer should still give the notice to the worker and note the worker’s refusal on its copy of the notice.

Is it required for an employee to sign a write up?

While it is a good policy to have some system that proves the employee was presented with the write-up, it is not required that the employee sign the document. Many times the employee will refuse to sign such documents because they do not agree with them.