NY A00836

Prohibits employers from requesting, requiring, or coercing employees or job applicants to disclose usernames, passwords, or other authentication information for accessing personal accounts on electronic communications devices.

Prohibits employers from requiring employees or applicants to access personal accounts in the employer's presence or from reproducing photos, videos, or other information from personal accounts obtained through prohibited means.

Allows employers to require access to nonpersonal accounts used for employer's internal computer systems and to accounts known to be used for business purposes.

Protects employees from discharge, discipline, or other penalties for refusing to disclose personal account access information, and prohibits employers from refusing to hire applicants who refuse such disclosure.

Exempts law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and departments of corrections and community supervision from these requirements; takes effect 180 days after becoming law.