Effective May 7, 2022, New York State employers who engage in electronic monitoring of employee communications will be required to notify their workers of such monitoring. All employers in the state will be required to provide prior written notice to newly hired employees if they intend to monitor or otherwise intercept telephone conversations or transmissions, email, 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, telephone, wire, radio or electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems (likely to include videoconferencing platforms).
