Common use of Employee Right to Privacy Clause in Contracts

Employee Right to Privacy. Searches and seizures by the Department of the private property of its employees are subject to Constitutional constraints. Employees may store personal papers and effects in their offices, desks, and file cabinets. However, a search or seizure of such items without a warrant may be justified if the Department has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the search will produce evidence that the employee is guilty of work-related misconduct, or that the search is necessary for a non‑investigative work-related purpose, such as insuring the internal security of the Department. Security concerns may necessitate searches of Department space or employees, subject to Constitutional constraints. It should be understood that employee’s person and personal items owned by the employee, such as pocketbooks, briefcases or other like materials, are not subject to search without reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is involved. As an exception, if searches are used when individuals enter a facility, then such search methods must be conducted consistently for all individuals.

Employee Right to Privacy. Searches and seizures by the Department of the private property of its employees are subject to Constitutional constraints. Employees may store personal papers and effects in their offices, desks, and file cabinets. However, a search or seizure of such items without a warrant may be justified if the Department has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the search will produce evidence that the employee is guilty of work-related misconduct, or that the search is necessary for a non‑investigative non-investigative work-related purpose, such as insuring the internal security of the Department. Security concerns may necessitate searches of Department space or employees, subject to Constitutional constraints. It should be understood that employee’s 's person and personal items owned by the employee, such as pocketbooks, briefcases or other like materials, are not subject to search without reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is involved. As an exception, if searches are used when individuals enter a facility, then such search methods must be conducted consistently for all individuals.