Employers across New York state can no longer access private social media accounts of their workers or job applicants, thanks to a new law Gov. Kathy Hochul signed last month.
The legislation, brought by State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D- Queens) and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-the Bronx) in their respective chambers, amends the state labor law to prohibit employers from accessing a worker's or applicant's private social media accounts.
As written, the law includes a number of carve-outs related to things like certain types of employees, such as police, accessing information that's publicly available on a given website, or having access to employees' login information for the businesses' system.
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