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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, FEDERAL LEGISLATION—Bicameral legislation would restrict surveillance of employees, (Jun 25, 2026)

    By Tom Leithauser, tom.leithauser@wolterskluwer.com

    Workers would gain new privacy rights under bicameral legislation that would prohibit employers from collecting certain kinds of personal data, retaining data for longer than three years after a worker leaves a job, or transferring data to third part ...

    By Tom Leithauser, tom.leithauser@wolterskluwer.com

    Workers would gain new privacy rights under bicameral legislation that would prohibit employers from collecting certain kinds of personal data, retaining data for longer than three years after a worker leaves a job, or transferring data to third parties.

    The Stop Spying Bosses Act (H.R. 9402, 119th Cong. (2026)) was introduced in the House by Reps. Chris Deluzio (D., Pa.) and Suzanne Bonamici (D., Ore.). Sen. Ed Markey (D., Mass.) is sponsoring a Senate companion (S 4831).

    Under the legislation, employers could collect workers’ data only if such collection “is strictly necessary” for certain work-related purposes such as ensuring “the quality of goods and services” or performance evaluations. Data about what workers do while off duty or surveillance “to ascertain any political opinion or activity, religious view, or other identity marker,” including labor union activity, would be off limits, according to the text of the legislation.

    Additionally, it would require employers to disclose to workers what data is being collected about them, how the data is being used, and who has access to it. It would establish a Privacy and Technology Division at the Department of Labor to regulate workplace surveillance.

    “It’s long past time to meet the moment in this new age of surveillance and protect workers from bosses tracking their every move on the clock with powerful tools,” Rep. Deluzio said in a news release. “Workers should have a workplace with respect and dignity—not endless suspicion.”

    “Workers should be confident their employers aren't abusing their rights through surveillance or backdoor data collection,” Rep. Bonamici said. “The Stop Spying Bosses Act will improve workplace transparency by limiting what data employers can collect and requiring them to disclose any surveillance practices.”

    Similar legislation introduced in the House and Senate during the 118th Congress failed to advance.

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