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Workplace Surveillance Bill Clears Maine Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Nod

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The Maine Legislature recently passed a bill that could soon place new limits on employers’ ability to conduct surveillance in the workplace and create new categories of enforcement action state labor officials. Due to the...more

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The 3 Biggest Concerns for California Employers About Sweeping Employee Surveillance Bill

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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

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Employment Practices and Data Protection: Monitoring Workers 101

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published guidance for employers on monitoring workers lawfully, transparently and fairly. The guidance aims to protect workers’ data protection rights and help...more

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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Monitoring Remote Workers: 5 Tips for Employers

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Remote and hybrid work arrangements continue to reshape the way employers approach performance management, and many organizations are turning to technology to help supervise offsite workers. Whether an employer simply notes...more

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U.S. Company’s Mandatory Video Surveillance Violated Dutch Remote Workers’ Fundamental Right to a Private Life

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A U.S.-based employer faced legal consequences after it terminated a remote employee in the Netherlands who refused to keep his camera on for the whole nine-hour workday. The Dutch Court held that the dismissal of the...more

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NLRB General Counsel Seeks Limits On Employer Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices

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On October 31, 2022, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum advocating for adoption of a new framework for policing employer use of electronic monitoring and automated...more

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NLRB General Counsel Calls for Board to Crack Down on Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices

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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

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Dutch Court Rules Active Webcam Policies Violate Human Rights

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A Dutch court ruled in favor of a Dutch national employed by a U.S. company who was fired for refusing to turn on his webcam. The ruling was part of the employee’s wrongful termination lawsuit against his former employer,...more

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1984 in the Workplace — Is Employee Surveillance Trending?

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In today’s Warner Employment News From the Law Shanty, Steve Palazzolo speaks with Allyson Terpsma on the topic of employee surveillance. Although workplace productivity monitoring software programs have been around for the...more

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NGE On Demand: Privacy Considerations for Remote Work Productivity Monitoring with David Wheeler

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NGE Data Privacy and Information Governance partner David Wheeler addresses employers managing remote employees, who may be interested in understanding the legal basis and appropriate privacy and security safeguards for...more

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2021: We Thought You Would Never Get Here, and Now that You Are, What Can Employers Expect

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Never before have we welcomed a year with quite the hope and exuberance as we welcome 2021. While some good things did happen in 2020, for most employers, 2020 added layers of complexity to the role of human resources that...more

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