Electronic Monitoring of Employees: Prior Notice
CT Employee Monitoring Notice
Employees · Communications
Employers that electronically monitor employees on their premises (computers, phones, cameras and similar means) must give prior written notice of the types of monitoring, which can be done by a conspicuous posting. Covert monitoring is allowed when there are reasonable grounds to suspect illegal conduct, rights violations or a hostile work environment.
- Where
- Connecticut
- Citation
- Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-48d
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Connecticut Labor Commissioner
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Civil penalty after hearing of up to $500 (first offense), $1,000 (second) and $3,000 (third and later) (31-48d(c)). Per the official annotation (294 C. 461), there is no private cause of action; enforcement is limited to Labor Commissioner proceedings.
- Applies to
- All employers with employees, including the state and political subdivisions (31-48d(a)(1))
What a privacy notice must say
- Give prior written notice to all potentially affected employees of the types of electronic monitoring that may occur, and post a conspicuous notice (the posting satisfies the written-notice duty).Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-48d(b)(1)
Other duties
- Monitoring without notice is permitted where the employer reasonably believes employees are breaking the law, violating others' legal rights, or creating a hostile workplace, and monitoring may produce evidence.Conn. Gen. Stat. 31-48d(b)(2)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date of P.A. 98-142 not confirmed; the Supreme Court case at 294 C. 461 is identified only by its citation in the annotation.
Research reference, not legal advice.