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Workplace Recordings and Eavesdropping: Limiting Criminal and Legal Liabilities

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The ubiquity of smartphones and sensitive security cameras have made audio recording in the workplace more common. Some may be accidental, while other recordings may be intentional attempts document workplace conversations...more

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[Webinar] New CA Employment Laws 2025: Are You Prepared? - December 4th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT

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Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - Key bills relating to freelance workers, “captive audience”...more

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New York Lawmakers Aim to Close Loopholes in NYC’s AI Bias Audit Law and Add Teeth to Workplace Protections

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At least two proposed bills pending before the New York State Legislature would force employers to conduct bias audits and provide high levels of transparency if they use AI-fueled automated employment decision tools for...more

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New York State Bill Proposed to Restrict Electronic Monitoring, Automated Employment Decision Tools

Under a recently introduced bill, employers across New York State could face new restrictions on the electronic surveillance of workers and the growing use of automated decision-making and artificial intelligence (AI)...more

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Invasion of Privacy Lawsuits Will Be On The Rise In California Where Employers Use Monitoring/Tracking Technology

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Employee monitoring and tracking technologies implemented to ensure remote employee productivity for remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be handled carefully. California employers seeking to learn whether...more

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HR Quick Take: Recorded Workplace Conversations

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Q: One of my employees has reported that another employee is recording all of their conversations. It makes everyone uncomfortable. What am I supposed to do about this?...more

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Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management: Permissible Labor Practice or Unlawful Oversight?

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In General Counsel Memorandum 23-02, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced a new and unprecedented prosecutorial initiative aimed at employers that utilize technology to monitor and manage...more

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New Rules and Risks in Employee Monitoring

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Employee communications and use of company devices are often key issues in trade secret and related litigation. United States law, for the most part, has been very supportive of an employer’s ability to engage in aggressive...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY Requires Notice of Electronic Monitoring to Employees — Are You In Compliance?

As of May 7, 2022, new amendments to the New York Civil Rights Law (linked here) requiring New York employers to provide notice of electronic monitoring to employees went into effect. If your company has not already taken...more

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May 2022 Legislative Roundup

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California Lawmakers Propose a Four-Day Workweek - The California State Assembly introduced AB 2932, a bill that would shorten the regular workweek for California workers from 40 hours to 32 hours for businesses with 500+...more

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New York Will Soon Require Employers to Disclose Employee Monitoring

On May 7, 2022, private employers—regardless of annual revenue or headcount—with a place of business in New York will have to provide all newly hired employees with written notice of the employer’s electronic device...more

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New Amendment to New York Civil Rights Law Requires Employers to Provide Notice to Employees of Electronic Monitoring

A previously enacted amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law, effective May 7, 2022, requires employers to provide written or electronic notice to newly hired employees if the employer intends to monitor or intercept...more

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New York’s New Notice of Electronic Monitoring Goes into Effect on May 7, 2022

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New York State’s recently enacted law requiring notice of electronic monitoring goes into effect on May 7, 2022. To comply with the law, private employers with a place of business in New York must (1) provide notice to new...more

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New York Employee Monitoring Law Goes Into Effect May 7, 2022

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Keypoint: As of May 7, 2022, New York employers that monitor or intercept employee emails, internet usage, or telephone communications must provide written notice to those employees....more

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New York Law Requires Notice of Employees' Electronic Monitoring Effective May 7, 2022

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill (SB) S2628 into law on Nov. 8, 2021. The law, which takes effect on May 7, 2022, requires every private-sector employer to provide notice of its electronic monitoring practices to...more

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Time’s Up: Electronic Monitoring Notice Requirements for New York Employers Take Effect This Week

New York employers that monitor or otherwise intercept their employees’ electronic usage, access, or communication using any electronic devices or systems need to make sure they are following a state law enacted last year,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: NYC Pay Transparency Law, Florida Diversity Training, and Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 ETS - Employment Law This Week®

This week, we’re breaking down recent local- and state-level developments impacting compliance for employers. NYC’s Pay Transparency Law Expected to Be Delayed If signed by Mayor Eric Adams, New York City’s pay...more

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EMPLOYER DEADLINE: New York Employers Must Comply with Electronic Monitoring Notice and Acknowledgment Requirements by May 7, 2022

Any employers with workers in New York face a rapidly approaching deadline to notify and collect employees’ signed acknowledgments relating to employers’ employee electronic monitoring activities. Deadline and Enforcement ...more

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New York Minute – April Edition

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Welcome back to Ballard Spahr’s New York Minute.  Below are some of the latest developments impacting employers in the fast-paced and ever-evolving New York market.  Please contact us with questions regarding the topics below...more

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New York Employers Must Disclose Electronic Workplace Monitoring

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Employers often monitor employees for a number of reasons, including to ensure workplace policies and procedures are followed, to detect illegal behavior such as trade secret theft, or to comply with regulatory obligations....more

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Mark Your Calendars: One Month Until New York’s Law Requiring Notice of Electronic Monitoring of Employees Goes into Effect

New York entities have one month to prepare required notices to employees for certain types of electronic monitoring. On Nov. 8, 2021, Gov. Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law, that requires...more

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New York Employers, Take Note! Two New Laws Effective in May

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New York businesses face not one, but two new laws which significantly impact employers and take effect next month. The first requires employers in New York City to provide salary ranges when advertising employment...more

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Are You Finding It Hard to Keep up ‎With All the New Employment Laws in New York?

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Over the past year there has been a surge of new employment laws and amendments to existing employment statutes in New York State and New York City. They place additional obligations on New York employers and expand certain...more

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User Beware! New York State Joins Connecticut in Requiring Employers to Notify Employees of Electronic Monitoring

On November 8, 2021, New York amended its Civil Rights Law to require employers to notify employees if their use of e-mail, telephone systems, computer systems and the like are subject to monitoring or interception by the...more

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New York Will Soon Require Employers to Notify Employees in Writing About Phone, Email, and Internet Monitoring

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On November 8, 2021, Governor Hochul signed a bill into law that requires private New York employers to provide written notice to employees before monitoring their telephone, email, and internet access or usage. This law...more

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