IntroductionThe Doctrine of Respondeat SuperiorNegligent HiringBackground ChecksDoing It YourselfUsing Information ProvidersMedical Information Obtained During the Hiring ProcessThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Consumer Reporting Agencies – Section 411, FACT ActGenetic and Biochemical TestingFederal LawsState LawsDrug and Alcohol TestingPublic-Sector EmployersPrivate-Sector EmployersUnionized WorkplacesDepartment of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Alcohol and Drug Testing RulesEmployee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)EPPA ExemptionsMonitoring Employees in the WorkplaceElectronic MediaThe Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)Surveillance, Searches, and Other IntrusionsRegulating Employee Off-Duty, Off-Premise LifestyleInvasion of PrivacyPublic Disclosure of Private FactsPlacing a Person in a False LightIntrusion upon SeclusionMisappropriationDefamation, Libel, and SlanderIntentional Infliction of Emotional Distress/OutrageFalse ImprisonmentRecapReview Questions