Assembly Bill A5112A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires prior written notice upon hiring and once annually to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5112 - Details

Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-a, Civ Rts, L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3871
2011-2012: A1485
2013-2014: A1180
2015-2016: A995
2019-2020: A1920
2021-2022: A430

2017-A5112 - Summary

Requires prior written notice upon hiring to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur; provides employers shall also post the notice of electronic monitoring.

2017-A5112 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5112
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, GOTTFRIED, CAHILL,
   PERRY, WEPRIN, COLTON, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to electronic monitor-
   ing

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 52-a to read as follows:
   §  52-A.  EMPLOYERS  ENGAGED  IN  ELECTRONIC  MONITORING; PRIOR NOTICE
 REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, EMPLOYER MEANS  ANY  INDIVID-
 UAL,  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  OR  ASSOCIATION WITH A PLACE OF
 BUSINESS IN THE STATE. IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE STATE OR  ANY  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
   2.  (A)  ANY  EMPLOYER  WHO MONITORS OR OTHERWISE INTERCEPTS TELEPHONE
 CONVERSATIONS OR TRANSMISSIONS, ELECTRONIC  MAIL  OR  TRANSMISSIONS,  OR
 INTERNET  ACCESS  OR USAGE OF OR BY AN EMPLOYEE BY ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE
 OR SYSTEM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE  OF  A  COMPUTER,  TELE-
 PHONE, WIRE, RADIO, OR ELECTROMAGNETIC, PHOTOELECTRONIC OR PHOTO-OPTICAL
 SYSTEMS,  SHALL  GIVE  PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE UPON HIRING TO ALL EMPLOYEES
 WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. THE NOTICE  REQUIRED  BY  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE IN WRITING, IN AN ELECTRONIC RECORD, OR IN ANOTHER
 ELECTRONIC FORM AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE EMPLOYEE EITHER  IN  WRITING  OR
 ELECTRONICALLY.  EACH  EMPLOYER SHALL ALSO POST THE NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC
 MONITORING IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE WHICH IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
 BY ITS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF WRITTEN NOTICE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  AN  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE ADVISED 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, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE OF A  COMPUTER,  TELEPHONE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A5112A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-a, Civ Rts, L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3871
2011-2012: A1485
2013-2014: A1180
2015-2016: A995
2019-2020: A1920
2021-2022: A430

2017-A5112A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires prior written notice upon hiring to all employees, informing them of the types of electronic monitoring which may occur; provides employers shall also post the notice of electronic monitoring.

2017-A5112A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5112--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  L. ROSENTHAL,  JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, GOTTFRIED,
   CAHILL, PERRY, WEPRIN, COLTON, ABINANTI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,
   sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to electronic monitor-
   ing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 52-b to read as follows:
   §  52-B.  EMPLOYERS  ENGAGED  IN  ELECTRONIC  MONITORING; PRIOR NOTICE
 REQUIRED. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, EMPLOYER MEANS  ANY  INDIVID-
 UAL,  CORPORATION,  PARTNERSHIP,  FIRM,  OR  ASSOCIATION WITH A PLACE OF
 BUSINESS IN THE STATE. IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE STATE OR  ANY  POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.
   2.  (A)  ANY  EMPLOYER  WHO MONITORS OR OTHERWISE INTERCEPTS TELEPHONE
 CONVERSATIONS OR TRANSMISSIONS, ELECTRONIC  MAIL  OR  TRANSMISSIONS,  OR
 INTERNET  ACCESS  OR USAGE OF OR BY AN EMPLOYEE BY ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICE
 OR SYSTEM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE USE  OF  A  COMPUTER,  TELE-
 PHONE, WIRE, RADIO, OR ELECTROMAGNETIC, PHOTOELECTRONIC OR PHOTO-OPTICAL
 SYSTEMS,  SHALL  GIVE  PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE UPON HIRING TO ALL EMPLOYEES
 WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING. THE NOTICE  REQUIRED  BY  THIS
 SUBDIVISION  SHALL BE IN WRITING, IN AN ELECTRONIC RECORD, OR IN ANOTHER
 ELECTRONIC FORM AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE EMPLOYEE EITHER  IN  WRITING  OR
 ELECTRONICALLY.  EACH  EMPLOYER SHALL ALSO POST THE NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC
 MONITORING IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE WHICH IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
 BY ITS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE SUBJECT TO ELECTRONIC MONITORING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05086-02-8
              

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