Title: What are the US Employee Monitoring laws? The 101 FAQ [Up to date] - The BeeBole Blog on Management
Headings: What are the US Employee Monitoring laws? The 101 FAQ [Up to date]
What are the US Employee Monitoring laws? The 101 FAQ [Up to date]
What is employee monitoring?
Is employee monitoring legal?
Can you track an employee’s phone?
Can you monitor employees’ computers?
Can you monitor employee email?
Is it legal for an employer to track an employee using GPS?
Can an employer monitor employee social media?
How does GDPR impact employee monitoring in the US?
Is “time tracking” employee monitoring?
So what does it all mean?

Content: Can an employer monitor employee social media? Employer “monitoring” of social media use is difficult to define, as content shared on social media is willingly made public by the poster. California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Jersey, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin do have laws prohibiting employers from requiring employees to supply social media login information. Regardless, the National Labor Relations Act (section 7) gives employees the right to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment with their co-workers or anyone outside the company. In other words, an employee generally cannot be fired for complaining about work conditions via social media. Nearly 30 states also have laws protecting employees from termination based on legal activities outside the workplace. This could include use of alcohol and tobacco, or political activism. Companies should consult state law when creating policies on social media use. How does GDPR impact employee monitoring in the US? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to United States companies with employees in the European Union.