Constitutional Privacy Protection

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a right to privacy was explicit in the Bill of Rights, which prohibits various types of unreasonable government intrusion into personal freedom.¹ Because this case specifically relates to government intrusion upon personal freedom, private employers are not covered by federal constitutional restrictions.​

However, California is one of seven states that provides a constitutional right to privacy. Article 1, Section 1, of the California Constitution provides that: All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and.