Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin With 'spying bosses' on the rise, where do federal agencies stand on employee monitoring?

With 'spying bosses' on the rise, where do federal agencies stand on employee monitoring?

Published: April 9, 2024, 12:35 p.m.

b'Earlier this spring, several House lawmakers introduced a new bill to address a burgeoning post-pandemic trend: the use of employee monitoring technologies.\\nThe \\u201cStop Spying Bosses Act\\u201d would create new rules around the use of worker surveillance technologies. It would also establish a new division at the Labor Department to regulate workplace surveillance.\\nThe legislation comes in response to an explosion in the use of everything from video surveillance to keylogging software to keep tabs on employees. A 2023 survey of 1,000 companies with remote or hybrid workforces found the vast majority use some form of employee monitoring.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'