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US HR7690

US HR7690
Stop Spying Bosses Act


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Introduced
03/15/2024
In Committee
03/15/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To prohibit, or require disclosure of, the surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Stop Spying Bosses Act, would prohibit or require disclosure of certain workplace surveillance and data collection activities by employers. Key provisions include: - Requiring employers to disclose to employees details about any workplace surveillance, including what data is collected, how it is collected, where and when it is collected, how frequently, where it is stored, how it is used, and any third parties or service providers involved. - Prohibiting employers from using workplace surveillance to monitor employees' labor organizing activities, political views, health status, immigration status, or whistleblowing activities. It also prohibits the use of automated decision systems to predict employee behavior unrelated to their work. - Giving employees the right to access and correct any data collected about them through workplace surveillance. - Establishing a new Privacy and Technology Division within the Department of Labor to oversee and enforce the Act's requirements. - Allowing for private lawsuits by employees and labor organizations against employers who violate the Act, with the potential for damages and other relief. - Preempting pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers related to violations of the Act.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 03/15/2024)

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