Electronic Worker Tracking in NLRB Top Lawyer’s Crosshairs (1)

The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer announced her focus on electronic monitoring and algorithm-driven management, saying she’ll advocate for a new legal framework to protect workers’ rights under federal labor law from abuse of workplace technologies.

NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a memo Monday that she’ll urge the board to set a standard making employer surveillance or management practices an unfair labor practice if they would tend to interfere with engaging in union organizing or other activities protected by labor law.

“Close, constant surveillance and management through electronic means threaten employees’ basic ability to exercise their rights,” ...