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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
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
In a move that could reshape day-to-day people-management practices across the state, the California Legislature is advancing Assembly Bill 1221 (“AB 1221”), a sweeping proposal that would regulate how employers deploy...more
California continues to police artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace. Following proposed rulemaking on the use of AI for significant employment decisions, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan introduced Assembly Bill 1221...more
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
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
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
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
The BakerHostetler Labor and Employment Practice Group keeps a close watch on new and upcoming employment and labor laws that could have a significant impact on our New York-based clients. This alert highlights just some of...more
A Year in Review: Notable Labor and Employment Law Developments of 2022 - The year-end provides an opportune time to review some of the notable developments in the world of labor and employment law from this past year –...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Under an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law that will take effect on May 7, 2022, private-sector employers that monitor their employees’ use of telephones, emails, and the internet must provide notice of such...more
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