Can Employers Prohibit Secret Workplace Recordings?

Law360, New York (March 6, 2015, 11:24 AM EST) -- Is your conversation at work being recorded? Often, we receive requests from employers as to whether they can lawfully record employee conversations without employee consent. However, due to the ease of secretly recording a conversation with just about any phone, employers are now asking if they can lawfully prohibit employees from recording conversations in the workplace and terminate them for violating such a policy. The answer depends on what jurisdiction and law applies....

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