New laws on workplace monitoring come into effect

  • 2022-05-18
A new law regarding electronic monitoring that could affect new employees went into effect earlier this month.

The new law dictates that employers must let their employees know if their emails, phone calls or internet usage are being watched. If an employer monitors any of these Forms of communication, they are now required by law to send a written letter letting their employees know that they are doing so. The document could be delivered in electronic form as well. Documents like this are often presented with Letterheads.

Employers will not have to inform existing employees who were hired before the law went into effect on May 7 that their communications are being monitored. Businesses in cities all over the state, including Williston Park, will be affected.

The new law was signed into effect by Kathy Hochul, the New York State Governor. Technically speaking, the new law is an amendment that has been made to New York Civil Rights law. Employers who violate the law for the first time will be fined $500. A fine of $1,000 will be incurred for a second offense, and the third offense is a $3,000 fine.

Other laws that have gone into effect in New York this year include a minimum wage increase and a ban on restaurants using Styrofoam.

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