New York to Require Employers to Disclose Worker Monitoring

Employers in New York must disclose electronic monitoring, such as internet access and videoconferencing, to new hires under a new law taking effect in May, as workers contend with an employment landscape that’s increasingly dependent on technology.

The new law comes amid a worldwide push for greater privacy protections for consumers and workers, adding compliance obligations for businesses that must contend with general consumer privacy laws and employee-specific statutes.

White-collar companies in recent years, and especially during the coronavirus pandemic, have turned to online tools—video-conferencing, workflow management software, and the like—to increase worker productivity.

“Over the last 20 years, we’ve ...