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Employers May Videotape Employees in Open Work Spaces

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    Vega-Rodriguez v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company, 110 F.3d 174 (1st Cir. 1997) (0 other reports)

Author: William Denham, Shortt & Nguyen, PC

In Vega-Rodriguez v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company, +110 F.3d 174 (1st Cir. 1997), the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether a public employer violated the Fourth Amendment rights of employees by visually recording their actions in open areas of the workplace.

The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches by government actors, such as public employers.