Connecticut’s Public Act No. 26-73 has established new ground rules regarding electronic monitoring effective Oct. 1, 2026.

Electronic monitoring laws were already in place and employers already had compliance obligations. The most recent changes can be summarized into three major items:

1. Employers must provide written notice of the types of monitoring and the specific locations where monitoring may occur.
2. Employers must have postings in a conspicuous space and in specific locations where monitoring is occurring.
3. Employers must provide new employees hired after October 1, 2026 with a plain language statement in writing advising which activities are prohibited and may be monitored without giving prior written notice.

According to Public Act No. 26-73, employers who engage “in any type of electronic monitoring shall give prior written notice to all employees who may be affected, informing them of the types of monitoring which may occur and the specific locations on the employer’s premises where such monitoring may occur.”

Previously, employers had to provide written notice of the types of monitoring which may occur on the employer’s premises.

The change to note is that employers must now also provide written notice of the specific location on the employer’s premises where such monitoring may occur.

If an employer has cameras throughout the building, they must now specify the areas where there may be monitoring.

Presumably, this would be more than just saying “there are...

Read Full Story: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBRQS1iV0k3cUREN1FseFM3UVRV...