New York Labor Law sections 203-c and 203-d (recording in restrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms; personal identifying information)
Law. Placed at New York. Read 30 Sep 2026; 2 provisions cited by the planner.
What does NY Labor Law 203-c require?
An employer must not arrange or permit video capture of a worker inside a restroom, a locker room or a room set aside for staff to change clothes, unless a court order allows it. Also cited: s 203-c(2), do not use a recording made in violation of the section for any purpose.
NY Labor Law s 203-c(1)Do not cause a video recording of an employee in a restroom, locker room or changing room without a court order An employer must not arrange or permit video capture of a worker inside a restroom, a locker room or a room set aside for staff to change clothes, unless a court order allows it. The duty is on causing the recording, so cameras installed by landlords, contractors or security vendors at the employer's request are caught, as are cameras outside the room whose field of view reaches inside.
NY Labor Law s 203-c(2)Do not use a recording made in violation of the section for any purpose A video recording made in violation of the section may not be used by the employer for any purpose, including discipline, investigation, litigation or security review. The control is a procedure that quarantines and destroys any such footage once discovered.