As we noted in previous posts, on August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) seeking public comment on 95 questions focused…
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “ANPR”) seeking public comment on 95 questions focused on harms stemming from…
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) seeking public comment on 95 questions focused on purported harms stemming from “commercial…
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, kicking off a forty-five day comment period for proposed updates to the California…
On June 21, 2022, the House Energy and Commerce Committee formally introduced a new federal privacy bill: the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”). Notably, the ADPPA has diverse…
On May 25, 2022, the Review of Banking & Financial Services published an article on the recently-issued banking agencies’ Final Rule on Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and…
Connecticut’s Governor signed the state’s comprehensive privacy law into effect on May 10, 2022, adding yet another category of state privacy law. The Connecticut legislature largely drew upon provisions found…
On March 24, 2022, Utah enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”). The UCPA, effective on December 31, 2023, is largely consistent with other comprehensive…
Since we last wrote about data minimization, there have been several regulatory developments that illustrate the increasing operational and regulatory risks of keeping large volumes of old data. As cyber…
Effective May 7, 2022, most New York employers must notify their employees of any electronic monitoring by posting a notice in the workplace. Additionally, employers must give express written notice to all new employees of any electronic monitoring the employer performs and obtain written or electronic acknowledgment of such monitoring. The law applies broadly to any employer that is an individual, corporation, partnership, firm or association with a place of business in the state of New York, regardless of size.
This law follows a trend of jurisdictions that are increasing employer notice obligations as they pertain to employee privacy, and New York employers should take steps, as outlined below, to ensure that their current notices and policies comply with this newly-enacted New York electronic monitoring law.
Overview of the Law