Legal Question in Business Law in California
Photographed at Work
My place of employment now say's we have to have our pictures posted on an Internal website. Simply put, I do not want my picture posted. What can I do?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Photographed at Work
Ask them to remove it. Unless you have given authorization to use your picture, they should not use it without your permission.
Re: Photographed at Work
This may be a reasonable means of communication and security in the workplace. There are significant cases dealing with drug tests at work; and a picture posted internally does not seem as intrusive. There is probably a balancing test here. One needs to know the reasons for the policy before it can be challenged successfully.
Re: Photographed at Work
I think that if the policy reasons are legitimate, such as the photos being part of a security system, you will not get far with a legal challenge. The rule about 'not using someone's likeness without permission' has more to do with commercial exploitation than with privacy -- they couldn't use your picture in an advertisment without your consent, for example; but, for comparison, consider that many workplaces require employees to wear photo ID badges. Your situation seems more like the latter.
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