48-3502. Terms, defined.

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For purposes of the Workplace Privacy Act:

(1)Adverse action means the discharge of an employee, a threat against an employee, or any other act against an employee that negatively affects the employee’s employment;

(2)Applicant means a prospective employee applying for employment;

(3)Electronic communication device means a cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, electronic device with mobile data access, laptop computer, pager, broadband personal communication device, two-way messaging device, electronic game, or portable computing device;

(4)Employee means an individual employed by an employer;

(5)Employer means a public or nonpublic entity or an individual engaged in a business, an industry, a profession, a trade, or other enterprise in the state, including any agent, representative, or designee acting directly or indirectly in the interest of such an employer; and

(6)(a) Personal Internet account means an individual’s online account that requires login information in order to access or control the account.

(b)Personal Internet account does not include:

(i)An online account that an employer or educational institution supplies or pays for, except when the employer or educational institution pays only for additional features or enhancements to the online account; or

(ii)An online account that is used exclusively for a business purpose of the employer.