Beginning in May 2022, employers in New York state will be required to make certain disclosures to their workers if they engage in electronic monitoring of employee communications. On November 8, a bill signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul requires that all employers provide written notice to newly-hired employees if they intend to monitor
Implications for employers and the biometric landscape under New York’s expanded data security law
Over the past several years, legislators from coast to coast have increasingly made data privacy and cybersecurity top priorities. The result has been a spike in the number and stringency of laws that impose proactive and reactive responsibilities – covering, for instance, data security and breach notifications – on companies that collect personal information, whether