Current legal highlights.

Current Legal Highlights

SOURCE OF LAW          BILL/CASE         VENUE              STATUS

Federal Legislation

Gun Control            H.R. 2640         House of           Approved
                                         Representatives

Terrorism              H.R. 1 and        Congress           Passed
                       S. 4

Identity Theft         S. 495            Senate Judiciary   Approved
                                         Committee

Court Cases

Workplace Violence *   Franklin v.       California Court   Decided for
                       The Monadnock     of Appeal          Franklin
                       Co.

Privacy                Warshak v.        U.S. Ct. of        Decided in
                       United States     Appeals Sixth      favor of
                                         Circuit            Warshak

Sex Discrimination *   Baldwin v. Blue   U.S. Ct. of        Decided for
                       Cross/Blue        Appeals            Blue Cross/
                       Shield            Eleventh           Blue Shield
                                         Circuit
State Legislation

RFID *                 S.B. 29           California         Hearings
                                         Senate             held

Drug Testing           H.B. 6297         Connecticut        Introduced
                                         General Assembly

SOURCE OF LAW          SIGNIFICANCE

Federal Legislation

Gun Control            Would require all states to submit data to
                       the national criminal background check system.

Terrorism              Implements the remaining 9/11 Commission
                       recommendations.

Identity Theft         Would make it illegal to willingly conceal
                       a security breach involving the personal
                       information of others.

Court Cases

Workplace Violence *   An employee who was fired after complaining
                       about a violent coworker can sue his
                       employer.

Privacy                A person does have an expectation of privacy
                       in e-mails stored by an ISP.

Sex Discrimination *   A company that conducted a reasonable
                       investigation is not guilty of sex
                       discrimination.

State Legislation

RFID *                 Prohibits schools from requiring that
                       students wear RFID tags.

Drug Testing           Would allow employers to conduct drug tests on
                       workers in certain security jobs.

* More detailed information is in this issue of Legal Report.