Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations related to employer surveillance of employees in Maine.

Highlights:

• Prohibits employers from engaging in employer surveillance unless an employee has received proper notice (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits employers from engaging in audiovisual monitoring of an employee’s residence, personal vehicle, or property (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes employees to decline an employer’s request to install data collection or transmission applications on their personal devices (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes employees aggrieved by a violation of the aforementioned provisions to seek injunctive relief and the recovery of penalties and fees (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the Maine Department of Labor to take actions necessary to implement the aforementioned provisions (Sec. 1). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes regulations related to employer surveillance of employees in Maine.

Highlights:

• Prohibits employers from engaging in employer surveillance unless an employee has received proper notice (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits employers from engaging in audiovisual monitoring of an employee’s residence, personal vehicle, or property (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes employees to decline an employer’s request to install data collection or transmission applications on their personal devices (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes employees aggrieved by a violation of the aforementioned provisions to seek injunctive relief and the recovery of penalties and fees (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes the Maine Department of Labor to take actions necessary to implement the aforementioned provisions (Sec. 1). 

Full Bill Text