In Hernandez v. Hillsides, Inc., S147522, a residential facility for abused children, installed a hidden video camera in an office from which it believed someone was accessing pornographic websites after hours. Two clerical employees worked in the office during the day, but were never told about the camera nor did they consent to its use. After discovering the camera, the sued Hillsides for invasion of privacy- a common law tort requiring them to prove an intrusion into some private place, conversation or matter, and in a manner that a reasonable person would find highly offensive. The California Supreme Court will soon decide whether an employer may have invaded the right to privacy of two of its employees when it installed a hidden camera in their office without their knowledge or consent.







