New York’s employee monitoring law takes effect May 7

An amendment to New York’s Civil Rights Act requiring private employers to provide written notice to employees whose emails, internet usage or telephone conversations are monitored or intercepted takes effect May 7, according to Husch Blackwell’s “Byte Back.” Written notice must be maintained in electronic form and posted for viewing in an area readily available to affected employees. Employers who do not comply will be subject to fines of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense and $3,000 for each subsequent offense.