New Delaware E-mail Monitoring Law

Morgan Lewis would like to call attention to the recent enactment of legislation in Delaware which will impact how Delaware employers monitor and/or intercept their employees' telephone calls, e-mails, or internet transmissions. Under this new law, which became effective on August 9, 2001, employers who monitor or intercept any telephone calls, e-mails, or internet access of, or by, their employees in Delaware are required to give notice of such monitoring activities to the employees prior to commencing monitoring or at the commencement of the employee's hiring. Employers who violate this law may be subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.

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