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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
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) can change subject to political whims – particularly since the President appoints the agency’s board members and the Office of the General Counsel. Interestingly, on January 25,...more
In today’s fast-evolving digital landscape, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has become a powerful tool that employees increasingly rely on for a variety of tasks. From drafting emails and producing reports to...more
In recent years, many employers have increased their use of employee monitoring technology as a means to promote more efficient operations, particularly in light of the pandemic-induced shift to remote or hybrid working...more
Imagine this: a nurse leaves the operating room during spinal surgery to participate in a union action, the employer terminates the nurse, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) holds that the employer violated federal...more
As technological advancements make electronic monitoring of employees easier, the proliferation of remote work creates new and strong incentives for employer investment in such monitoring tools. This dynamic prompted National...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant shift toward remote work, together with recent technological advances, have drastically expanded the reach of employers' capacity to manage and monitor employees both in and outside of...more
On October 31, 2022, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released Memorandum GC 23-02 urging the Board to interpret existing Board law to adopt a new legal framework to find...more
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board recently issued another General Counsel’s Memorandum to announce her next litigation target. Memorandum GC 23-02, issued October 31, 2022, takes aim at electronic...more
Employers have long used electronic management tools to track and improve employee performance, including GPS on company vehicles, employee badges for access or timekeeping, and monitoring software on work computers. The...more
Over the last decade, and arguably accelerated by the pandemic, employers have increasingly relied on new technologies to monitor, manage, and hire employees. Some of these technologies include tracking devices, keyloggers,...more
The National Labor Relations Board may soon be coming for employers who electronically monitor their employees. On October 31, the NLRB’s General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, who is the chief prosecutor for the Board, gave...more
The top lawyer from the National Labor Relations Board recently announced that agency investigators should target workplace surveillance and “algorithmic management” technologies that have a “tendency” to interfere with...more
I had a really interesting discussion with my students during class this week about employers’ use of electronic means to monitor employees. When I first started teaching Privacy Law at Roger Williams Law School eight or nine...more
Technology has revolutionized the workplace and has bolstered business operations and efficiency. Employers are increasingly using automated management systems and other electronic means to ensure that their workplaces are...more
Our blog post on Nanny Cams in the workplace turned out to be one of our most popular posts (makes us wonder what people are putting in the search bar?). So, we thought we would follow up with some more information for...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Employees seem permanently attached to their smart phones today, but allowing employees to use their personal devices to make work calls, and send and receive work emails can carry substantial risks. ...more
Federal laws prohibit the interception of another’s electronic communications, but these same laws have multiple exceptions that generally allow employers to monitor employees’ email and internet use on employer-owned...more