On October 31, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, released GC Memorandum 23-02, entitled Electronic Monitoring and Algorithmic Management of Employees Interfering with the Exercise of Section 7 Rights. In the memo, she indicated that she plans to “urge the Board to protect employees, to the greatest extent possibly, from intrusive and … Read more
Workplace monitoring is subject to a variety of laws regarding when employees have a right to privacy and if and when they must be notified that they are being monitored. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) of 1986 governs an employer’s monitoring of employees’ electronic communications in the workplace. The ECPA prohibits an employer from … Read more
Effective May 7, 2022, New York employers will be required to provide prior notice concerning the monitoring of employee telephone, email, or internet usage. Specifically, employers must notify employees that “any and all telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, or internet access or usage by an employee by any electronic device or system … Read more
Nearly 60 percent of Americans currently are working from home. While that number is likely to decrease as the pandemic eases, it won’t return to early 2020 levels. How has that affected you and your career? Join Sima Ali, Esq., and Susan Ganz, MBA, for an informative webinar to learn how to thrive and not just … Read more
Submitted by Ali Law Group PC on October 28, 2019 New York recently enacted the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act”). The new legislation broadens the scope of information covered under the notification law and updates the notification requirements when there has been a breach of data. It also broadens … Read more