New York State Passes Phone, Email, and Internet Monitoring Notice Law

On November 8, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law which requires employers to provide notice to employees of the employer’s electronic monitoring of telephone, email, and internet access and usage. This law will go into effect on May 7, 2022.

Under this law, all private employers with a place of business in New York State must provide written notice to all new employees, upon hire, if they plan to monitor or intercept telephone or email communications or internet access or usage by the employee.

Caroline SecolaNovember 22, 2021Handbooks, Onboarding, Employee Monitoring