I-22- The Benefits of Benefits: A Roundtable Discussion on Trending Benefits Issues for 2018
California employers should be paying close attention to a pending bill that would significantly restrict how employers use workplace surveillance tools. If enacted, AB 1331 would prohibit employers from using workplace...more
Many employers have turned to geolocation tools like GPS devices to monitor employees’ whereabouts and movements – especially those working remotely or in field-based roles. While these tools provide an effective way to boost...more
As a result of recent return-to-office mandates, numerous workplaces are seeing a rise in “coffee badging”—when workers pop into the office for just a few hours to fulfill return-to-office mandates. To identify how often...more
With the increase in remote work, employers’ concerns over the security of proprietary company information and employee productivity have increased their reliance on technologies to manage and monitor employees....more
At the Dentons Davis Brown annual labor and employment law seminar last month, employers discussed a large array of topics, many of which were issues that occurred during COVID or were pre-existing but were exacerbated by...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
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
On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that later this month, in an effort to protect the privacy of employees, it will be the first province to introduce legislation requiring employers to tell their workers if and how they...more
Monitoring employees isn’t a new or novel idea. Companies have long debated the merits of video surveillance in the workplace, tracking employee vehicles with GPS, or monitoring employee movements via a smartphone...more