If my employer has cameras with speakers so he can listen to conversations that I and my co-worker’s have but he never told us this little, is that legal?
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If my employer has cameras with speakers so he can listen to conversations that I and my co-worker’s have but he never told us this little, is that legal?
Also, there’s preference between men and women. For example, men with the same education as the women in my employment earn a much higher salary. Is this illegal?
Asked on December 29, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
1) Recording a convesation between 2 people (e.g. you and a co-worker) when the recording is not done by one of the 2 people in the conversation or with the prior consent of at least one of the 2 people is illegal: it is a violation of the laws relating to wire tapping. A video camera without sound is legal; one that records sound can incur criminal liability.
2) An employer may not discriminate against women and pay them less than similarly qualified men doing the same or similar jobs, unless there is some other, non-gender-based reason (e.g. greater experience in the industry; objectively or qualitatively better performance, like making more sales; etc.) for doing so; treating women worse than men without a valid, non-gender reason is illegal gender-based employment discrimination.
d on what you write, it would be a good idea to have a conversation with your state's equal/civil rights agency.
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