Question

Cahya Russell is a new employee in the payroll department for Winhook Industries. She has had several employees approach her with questions but is unsure how privacy regulations could affect her response. What advice would you give her about privacy laws and payroll

Answer 1

Answer:

• The employee’s privacy is an important consideration and payroll workers need to be aware of updated information as it becomes available.

• The Privacy Act of 1974 allows an employee access to their payroll records.

• Review U.S. Department of Labor OCFO-1 or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Privacy Act 09-40-0006

Explanation:

The options are:

• Employees of publicly owned companies may have access to each other’s payroll records.

• The employee’s privacy is an important consideration and payroll workers need to be aware of updated information as it becomes available.

• The Privacy Act of 1974 allows an employee access to their payroll records.

• Review U.S. Department of Labor OCFO-1 or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Privacy Act 09-40-0006.

The advice that I would give her about privacy laws and payroll are that the privacy of the employee’s is vital and that the payroll workers should always be aware of information that are updated whenever they're available.

Also, the Privacy Act of 1974 allows an employee to be able to access their payroll records. Lastly, they must review U.S. Department of Labor OCFO-1.