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Employment Protection Bill Reintroduced; Measure Would Protect Gay Employees in the Workplace (07/31/2001)
WASHINGTON - Heralding its best chance yet to become law, a bipartisan group of lawmakers today reintroduced a federal bill banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. 

More Stores Now Spy on Employees (07/11/2001)
MIAMI -- Retail store owners are increasingly using advanced technology to spy on employees, and civil liberties advocates say that such surveillance is invasive and, in many cases, excessive, The New York Times reported. 

Law Would Outlaw Bosses' Electronic Snooping (07/20/2000)
WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ban companies from secretly monitoring employees' electronic communications, MSNBC reported.

ACLU Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Employees' Privacy (07/20/2000)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed introduction of a bill that would ensure employees are notified if their employer monitors their phone calls and emails and urged Congress to adopt the legislation before adjourning. 

A Paycheck, But No Privacy, for Workers (09/03/1999)
WASHINGTON -- An anonymous letter-writer to the Washington Post vented recently about the Big Brother atmosphere in her job as an administrative assistant at a major hospital. After several months, she wrote, "I learned I constantly was being watched via a two-way mirror, my phone calls and voice-mail messages were being monitored, and my computer files were being reviewed."

Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society (01/15/2003)

Legislative Briefing Kit: Electronic Monitoring (12/31/1998)

Privacy in America: Electronic Monitoring (12/31/1997)