Legislation
SECTION 203-C
Employee privacy protection
Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 7
§ 203-c. Employee privacy protection. 1. No employer may cause a video
recording to be made of an employee in a restroom, locker room, or room
designated by an employer for employees to change their clothes, unless
authorized by court order.
2. No video recording made in violation of this section may be used by
an employer for any purpose.
3. In any civil action alleging a violation of this section, the court
may:
(a) award damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to a
prevailing plaintiff; and
(b) afford injunctive relief against any employer that commits or
proposes to commit a violation of this section.
4. The rights and remedies provided herein shall be in addition to,
and not supersede, any other rights and remedies provided by statute or
common law.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to any law
enforcement personnel engaged in the conduct of his or her authorized
duties.
recording to be made of an employee in a restroom, locker room, or room
designated by an employer for employees to change their clothes, unless
authorized by court order.
2. No video recording made in violation of this section may be used by
an employer for any purpose.
3. In any civil action alleging a violation of this section, the court
may:
(a) award damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to a
prevailing plaintiff; and
(b) afford injunctive relief against any employer that commits or
proposes to commit a violation of this section.
4. The rights and remedies provided herein shall be in addition to,
and not supersede, any other rights and remedies provided by statute or
common law.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to any law
enforcement personnel engaged in the conduct of his or her authorized
duties.