California Supreme Court Grants Pre-Class Certification Access to Class Member Contact Information
On January 25, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling against Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc. ("Pioneer") which impacts consumer class actions, but may also have an impact on employment class actions. The decision granted the plaintiff's request for pre-certification notice to prospective class members and permitted disclosure of the prospective class members' contact information (addresses and telephone numbers) absent an affirmative assertion of privacy rights.
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A California Court of Appeal recently found that an employer's surreptitiously hiding a motion sensor video camera on a bookshelf in an employee office could constitute a violation of the right to privacy provided by the California Constitution.
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