Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Secret Tape-Recordings in Alaska Workplaces

An employee who thinks something bad is about to happen at work sometimes brings a tape recorder and secretly tapes a conversation with a supervisor.  Has the employee committed a crime?  Can the employer fire the employee for the tape-recording?  Are the contents of the tape-recording admissible later on?
This fairly common scenario comes to mind because […]

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Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Alaska AG: Ethical and Confidentiality Concerns for State-Owned or Subsidized Cell Phones and PDAs

The Alaska Attorney General (via AAG Julia Bockmon) has addressed the application of the Alaska Ethics Act and the Public Records Act to state employee use of cell phones and PDAs. 
The AAG summarizes the advice to Commissioner of Administration Annette Kreitzer as follows:
You requested an attorney general opinion addressing the applicability of the Executive Branch Ethics Act, […]

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