HI HB1739

Prohibits employers from requiring, requesting, or coercing employees or job applicants to disclose usernames, passwords, or other information to access personal social media accounts.

Prohibits employers from requiring employees or applicants to provide access to personal accounts or to add the employer to their contacts on personal accounts.

Allows employers to access publicly available information, comply with laws, access employer-issued devices or accounts, investigate unauthorized transfer of proprietary information, or prohibit personal account use during work hours.

Protects employers from liability if they inadvertently receive access credentials through lawful network security monitoring, provided they do not share or use that information to access personal accounts.

Establishes penalties of $25 to $100 per violation, collected by the director of labor and industrial relations, with fines not subject to suspension.