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Eric W. Miller, Inspector General Agency for Health Care Administration [email protected] • Introduction of Attendees • Office Conduct Advisory Video • Pre-test • Compelled Statements • Workplace Searches • Special Situations • Vehicle Tracking • Key Loggers • Special Provisions for Public Employees • Extended Statute of Limitations • Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits • Ethics Commission Fines 1. Name 2. Agency 3. Special Skills 4. What you want to learn about today These materials are not intended to provide legal advice about any particular situation. The law can have important impacts on you and your agency. If you have any questions or doubts in a particular situation, consult your agency attorney or supervisor. 4 Federal Supreme Court of the United States United States Courts of Appeals (11th Cir.) United States District Courts (N., S., & M. Districts of Fla) Specialized tribunals (e.g, Bd. Contract Appeals, Comp. Gen.) State Supreme Court of Florida District Courts of Appeals (5) Circuit Courts (20) County Courts Specialized tribunals (e.g, Div. Admin. Hearings (DOAH)) 5 Federal Constitution of the United States (1787) United States Code (statutes) Code of Federal Regulations (rules) State Constitution of the State of Florida (1968) Florida Statutes Florida Administrative Code Local County and Municipal Ordinances 6 Would you agree with these statements? An effective investigation may stop improper conduct and prevent future harm to the organization and its employees. Failure to stop improper conduct can result in the employer being liable for negligent retention and negligent supervision, among other legal claims. An effective investigation provides a sound foundation for taking disciplinary action, if necessary. An effective investigation also shows the complaining person that you take his or her concerns seriously, which may lessen the likelihood that he or she will file a charge with an external enforcement body, the EEOC, or some other regulatory entity. An effective investigation also shows external monitors, such as regulatory agencies and stakeholders, that the organization is serious about preventing and correcting misconduct. An effective investigation allows an employer to avoid or minimize liability for some types of employee misconduct, even if the alleged misconduct actually happened. It can also avoid the disruption in the workplace caused by litigation. Why we investigate. Employers have a legal duty to investigate allegations of certain types of misconduct, including but not limited to harassment and discrimination based on federal or state protected characteristics, and violations of certain state and federal statutes. Enforcement agencies have set strong expectations on ethical grounds for organizations to investigate suspected misconduct, even where there are no legal duties. The element(s) that must be present for the Fourth Amendment to be implicated in a search is/are: a. Government participation b. Standing c. Reasonable expectation of privacy d. A&C e. A, B, and C The dominant case that courts reference related to workplace searches of public employees is: a. Garrity v. New Jersey b. Katz v. United States c. O’Connor v. Ortega d. Connick v. Myers The 5th Amendment not only protects the individual against being involuntarily called as a witness against himself in a criminal prosecution but also privileges him not to answer official questions put to him in any other proceeding, civil or criminal, formal or informal, where the answers might incriminate him in future criminal proceedings. a. True b. False As the law stands now in Florida, a mobile tracking order is not required to surveil an employee’s travels through the use of a GPS device if the device is installed wherein trespass would not be implicated. a. True b. False Fourth Amendment considerations are heightened in the video surveillance of an employee subjected to a/an ___________ investigation. a. administrative b. criminal c. discrimination d. nonfeasance A public employee convicted of commercial bribery in connection with his/her public employment shall be required to forfeit their retirement benefits. a. True b. False Dram Shop recordings may prove useful in misconduct cases emanating from activity at a: 1. Bar 2. Courthouse 3. Jail 4. Financial Institution 5. Penn State Locker Room Violations of Florida’s ethics laws are not punishable as criminal acts. a. True b. false 1. An individual would have the lowest expectation of privacy in the following situation: a) Their unattended personal car is parked in their home’s driveway b) Their unattended personal car is parked in a public parking lot c) Their unattended state/corporate car is parked in the parking lot where they work. d) Their unattended state/corporate car is parked at a friend’s apartment complex. The Supreme Court recently held that a government employer _______ read through an employee's personal text messages on a government-issued device if they suspect workplace rules are being violated. a) may b) may not What are some of the rights employers have? What are some of the rights employees have? Right to establish rules of conduct (within contractual parameters) Right to establish wages (again, within contractual or career service parameters) Right to evaluate employees’ work Right to exercise overall discretion over entire plan or operations and budget Employers’ Rights & Responsibilities Employers have a legal right and duty to investigate allegations of certain types of misconduct, including but not limited to harassment and discrimination based on federal or state protected characteristics, and violations of certain state and federal statutes. Enforcement agencies and the courts have set high expectations on ethical grounds for organizations to investigate suspected internal misconduct. Early History of Employment Investigations Vatican Investigations Law Master-Servant:- The Ordinance of Labourers (1349), Statute of Labourers (1351, amended 1562) made the employment contract different from all others and prohibited any attempt on the part of workers to bargain collectively. England’s Investigation into Child Labor Railroad Police 1892: a Massachusetts Court upheld the firing of a police officer for violating a statute barring political affiliations, holding that he had no constitutional right to be a police officer, and, therefore, must be bound by the conditions of his contract. The Inquisition was first established in Germany, extended to Spain in 1232, and became a general institution in 1233. The Dominicans were recruited by Conrad of Marburg, Germany to assist in the Inquisition. Later, the Franciscans also were recruited to serve as inquisitors. The inquisitors followed a guide, the Processus inquisitionis (1249). CIA Cryptograms KUBARK: CIA Headquarters SECRET KUCAGE: CIA Overseas Paramilitary / Propaganda Operations KUCLUB: Office of Communications KUDESK: Counterintelligence department KUDOVE: Office of the director KUFIRE: Intelligence KUGOWN: Propaganda Issued by the Department of the Army on September 6, 2006. The largest and most newsworthy section of the document details procedures for the screening and interrogation of POW’s and combatants. Executive Order 13491, issued by President Barack Obama on January 22, 2009 (two days after Obama's inauguration) revoked Executive Order 13440 of July 20, 2007. It restricted the CIA and other Executive Agencies to proceed with interrogations "strictly in accord with the principles, processes, conditions, and limitations [Army Field Manual 2 22.3] prescribes". To Collectively Bargain (Chapter 447, Florida Statutes) but not to strike To request the presence of a union rep during an investigative interview that the employee “reasonably believes might result in disciplinary action” (if the requestor is a unionized employee). To work in an environment devoid of discrimination and harassment Right to pursue employment in their chosen field (liberty right) Right to continued employment (property right- unless at will) Right to due process if rights are infringed • Personal Privacy • FCRA Protections • Privacy of Educational Records (tuition reimbursement verification) • Medical Record Privacy (other than 440 claims) • Protection Against Libel and Slander • Security of Communications • Federal Wiretap Act • Chapter 934 • ECPA • SCA Charles Katz used a public pay phone booth to transmit illegal gambling wagers from Los Angeles to Miami and Boston. Unbeknownst to Katz, the FBI was recording his conversations via an electronic eavesdropping device attached to the exterior of the phone booth. Katz was convicted based on these recordings. He challenged his conviction, arguing that the recordings were obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The Court of Appeals sided with the FBI because there was no physical intrusion into the phone booth itself. But…. “The Government's activities in electronically listening to and recording the petitioner's words violated the privacy upon which he justifiably relied while using the telephone booth and thus constituted a 'search and seizure' within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment." – Justice Stewart Regardless of the location, a conversation is protected from unreasonable search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment if it is made with a “reasonable expectation of privacy”. Wiretapping counts as a search (physical intrusion is not necessary). The Fifth Amendment provides that no person "shall be compelled in