New York electronic monitoring notice law (N.Y. Civ. Rights Law 52-c (second section so numbered), subds. 2(a), 2(b))
Since 7 May 2022 (L. 2021, c. 583, signed 8 November 2021, effective on the 180th day) a New York employer that monitors employee email must give acknowledged written notice on hiring and post it; the attorney general enforces, with penalties of $500, $1,000 and $3,000. The statute governs notice of monitoring, not licensing: an acknowledged monitoring notice is a floor and does not by itself tell staff their messages may be sold for AI training.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“2. (a) Any employer who monitors or otherwise intercepts telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, 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, shall give prior written notice upon hiring to all employees who are subject to electronic monitoring. The notice required by this subdivision shall be in writing, in an electronic record, or in another electronic form and acknowledged by the employee either in writing or electronically. ... may be subject to monitoring at any and all times and by any lawful means.”
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