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June 25, 2014 Employment Practices Liability

Big Brother in the Office – New Methods of Employee Surveillance

Employers will implement various tools to increase productivity and efficiency, to generate profit, and to create a comfortable office environment. Some employers are utilizing new surveillance systems in the office to achieve these goals, an issue that was recently addressed in the New York Times. Today, the run-of-the-mill security camera is passé. Instead, new technologies track seemingly unlimited data about employees, including the amount and nature of employee interaction with co-workers, clients and customers. This is particularly popular in restaurants, retail stores, and other …