Just a Reminder: Your Employees May be Recording You

Over the past decade, more and more employees have begun recording workplace meetings and conversations – particularly as the evolution of smartphones makes surreptitious recordings easier to accomplish. During union campaigns, such recordings are usually intended either to embarrass the employer via social media or to support a union’s claims of unlawful managerial action during so-called captive audience meetings. Employees also frequently make recordings to support claims of discrimination and harassment.