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FLEXER of the 29th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF EMPLOYEES.

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576 employer's premises concerning employees' activities or communications by any means other than direct observation, including the use of a computer, telephone, wire, radio, camera, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems, but not including the collection of information (A) for security purposes in common areas of the employer's premises which are held out for use by the public, or (B) which is prohibited under state or federal law.

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472 (c) The Labor Commissioner may levy a civil penalty against any person that the commissioner finds to be in violation of subsection (b) of this section, after a hearing conducted in accordance with sections 4- 176e to 4-184, inclusive.

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576 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Labor Dept.

GF - Potential See Below See Below Revenue Gain Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill expands employer requirements regarding the electronic surveillance of employees.

This results in a potential revenue gain to the Department of Labor 1 to the extent employers violate these requirements and penalties are collected.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of violations and penalties collected.

The maximum penalty is $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense, and $3,000 for the third and each subsequent offense.

According to the agency, no related penalties have been collected during the last few years.

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576 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 472 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF EMPLOYEES.

SUMMARY This bill requires employers who electronically monitor their employees to:

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include the specific workplace locations that may be monitored in the notice they are already required to post about the types of monitoring they conduct;

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post the notice in the locations where monitoring may occur;

and 3.

give prospective employees, hired beginning October 1, 2026, a written, plain-language statement on prohibited activities that may be monitored without prior written notice (see BACKGROUND).

The bill exempts airports from the requirement to disclose the specific, monitored locations in the workplace.

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