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Privacy rights implicate many of the actions employers take concerning employees and prospective employees. There is a privacy element to many of the laws that protect applicants and employees in today's workplace. For example, anti-discrimination laws protect applicants and employees not only from discrimination, but also from giving up personal information such as medical condition or national origin that might make them vulnerable to discrimination.

Public sector pensions are increasingly in the spot light. This is proven by recent legislation and litigation. News stories, magazine articles, court cases, and even ballot initiatives, all discussing the state of public sector pensions. Are they too lucrative? Are they sustainable? Are defined benefits a good idea? All questions that are being debated in the court of public opinion, especially as public agencies struggle with increasing deficits and decreasing revenues. How to address these increasing costs can be a workbook in and itself. However, before an agency can look at making changes to benefits, it needs to understand the dynamics of a pension system and some of the unique legal issues involving pension benefits.