Bill > S1039

This bill aims to protect the privacy and rights of consumers and workers by regulating employer practices of electronic monitoring in the workplace. The key provisions include: 1. Defining important terms like "electronic monitoring," "employee," "employer," and "personal data." 2. Allowing employers to conduct electronic monitoring on their premises as long as the information collected is limited to the employee's work. 3. Requiring employers to provide prior written notice to employees, customers, and consumers about the monitoring, including the information collected, the means used, and the purpose. 4. Allowing employers to conduct "special electronic monitoring" without notice if they have reasonable suspicion of unlawful conduct that could cause significant harm. 5. Prohibiting electronic monitoring in private areas like bathrooms and locker rooms. 6. Giving employees the right to review their personal data collected through monitoring. 7. Restricting employers from using monitoring data as the sole basis for evaluating or disciplining employees. 8. Establishing enforcement mechanisms, including administrative fines and a private right of action for individuals whose rights are violated.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1039