IAPP CIPP/US Practice Exam

Answer: D - Workplace Privacy Act violations may result in civil action, invasion of privacy judgments and/or defamation judgments against the employer. The ultimate decision on whether the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace may be left to a jury if case law and precedent have not yet decided what an employee can reasonably expect.

The reasonable person standard is often a determining factor leading to a judgment or lack of judgment through civil litigation.