New York Civil Rights Law section 52-c (electronic monitoring notice)
Law. Placed at New York. Read 30 Sep 2026; 3 provisions cited by the planner.
NY Civil Rights Law 52-c(2)(a)Give written notice on hiring, acknowledged by the employee An employer that monitors or otherwise intercepts an employee's telephone conversations or transmissions, email or other electronic transmissions, or internet access or usage, by any electronic device or system (computer, telephone, wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems included), must give prior written notice on hiring to every employee subject to that monitoring. The notice may be in writing, an electronic record or another electronic form, and the employee must acknowledge it in writing or electronically.
NY Civil Rights Law 52-c(2)(a)Post the notice in a conspicuous place The employer must also post the notice of electronic monitoring in a conspicuous place readily available for viewing by the employees who are subject to the monitoring.
NY Civil Rights Law 52-c(2)(b)Content: all communications and internet use may be monitored at any time by any means the law allows For the written notice, the employee must be advised that any and all telephone conversations or transmissions, email or transmissions, and internet access or usage by the employee through any electronic device or system (computer, telephone, wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems included) may be subject to monitoring at any and all times and by any lawful means.