{"id":12155,"date":"2026-01-26T08:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=12155"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:59:58","slug":"maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine passes employer surveillance law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b15f4bf2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"\">Written by: <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-396749221673b8ac7695565b15cd4cd4 wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/michael-cardman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Michael Cardman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b15f4bf2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89f4e36b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Maine passes employer surveillance law\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Employers in Maine that monitor workers through computers, phones and other devices will soon face new requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Signed into law earlier this month and taking effect 90 days after the current legislative session ends,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/legis\/bills\/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0025&amp;item=3&amp;snum=132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LD 61<\/a>&nbsp;will prohibit employers from using&nbsp;<em>employer surveillance&nbsp;<\/em>unless they:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">Notify employees beforehand;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Refrain from using audiovisual monitoring in an employee&#8217;s residence, personal vehicle or property unless the monitoring is required by the employee&#8217;s job duties;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Inform prospective employees during the employment interview process that the employer engages in employer surveillance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Provide written notice at least once per calendar year to all current employees that the employer engages in employer surveillance; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Allow employees to decline requests to install data-collection or -transmission applications on their personal electronic devices for surveillance purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The law defines&nbsp;<em>employer surveillance<\/em>&nbsp;as &#8220;the monitoring of an employee by an employer through the use of an electronic device or system, including but not limited to the use of a computer, telephone, wire or radio or an electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo- optical system.&#8221; Excluded from this definition are surveillance cameras for security or safety purposes and the use of global positioning system (GPS) tracking or other safety devices on employer-provided vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Employers that violate the new law will be subject to fines of $100-$500 for each violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;The use of surveillance technology for safety reasons is one thing,&#8221; said the bill&#8217;s sponsor, state Rep. Amy Roeder. &#8220;But employers using this technology to monitor productivity and track the performance of their employees is an overreach. I am proud that the Legislature agrees that we need these common-sense protections in place for Maine workers, especially during this time when monitoring technology is pervasive and intrusive.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Business groups oppose the new law. &#8220;While we understand and support the goal of protecting employee privacy, LD 61 would significantly interfere with employers&#8217; ability to manage their operations effectively and ensure compliance with company policies and state law,&#8221; a coalition of business associations and employers wrote last summer, after the bill was passed. &#8220;The bill introduces overly prescriptive requirements regarding employer surveillance that threaten to disrupt existing business operations, limit necessary oversight, and compromise workplace accountability.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For example, they said, the employee-notification requirement risks undermining the effectiveness of internal investigations and could alert individuals under scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Maine joins other states including California, Connecticut, Delaware and New York that also have instituted employee-surveillance laws in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a2154df2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/\" data-a2a-title=\"Maine passes employer surveillance law\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Femployee-privacy%2Fmaine-passes-employer-surveillance-law%2F&amp;linkname=Maine%20passes%20employer%20surveillance%20law\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cararra-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-300x300.webp 2x\" alt=\"Michael Cardman\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-96 alignnone photo wp-block-avatar__image\" \/ style=\"border-top-left-radius:500px; border-top-right-radius:500px; border-bottom-left-radius:500px; border-bottom-right-radius:500px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b15f4bf2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"\">Written by: <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-396749221673b8ac7695565b15cd4cd4 wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/michael-cardman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Michael Cardman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cararra-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Jurisdiction: Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Brightmine, you can build powerful people strategies, implement best practices and set your organization up for a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Learn how our tools, resources and automation can empower you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/us\/solutions\/?intcmp=cta|blog|solutions|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"#top\">Go back to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-efae2095 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-may-also-be-interested-in\">You may also be interested in&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<section id=\"resources-search-filter\" class=\"wp-elements-88e99661aacfdbc50636a6ecb22800b1 wp-block-brightmine-resources-filter has-text-color has-primary-black-color has-background has-primary-white-background-color\">\n\n\n<div class=\"ajax-filter\">\n<div class=\"lnrs-resources-search-filter  editor-posts-filtered-topics \">\n\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"search_terms_result_count\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom_right\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"loader-container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"loader\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-filter-widget__container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/state-compliance\/indiana-employee-privacy-laws\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/19102137\/Office-staff-white-1200x627-1.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">HR law guides<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/state-compliance\/indiana-employee-privacy-laws\/\">Employee privacy laws in Indiana<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000\">Learn about Indiana employee privacy laws, including rules on background checks, medical and drug testing, electronic monitoring, data &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/hr-management-illinois\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/06023023\/Coworking-space-1200x627-1.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">HR law guides<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/hr-management-illinois\/\">HR management: Illinois<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000\">This guide provides an overview of Illinois law regarding employee access to personnel records, including employee rights to &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #f3f2f0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/discrimination\/ask-our-experts-preparing-for-eeo-1-reporting\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/30111451\/young-hr-legal-counsel-discussing-state-law-changes-at-laptop.jpg);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Commentary and Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/discrimination\/ask-our-experts-preparing-for-eeo-1-reporting\/\">Ask our experts: Preparing for EEO-1 reporting<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000\">Preparing for EEO\u20111 reporting? Our experts answer common questions on race and ethnicity data collection, reporting changes, and &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine passes a groundbreaking employer surveillance law. Discover key requirements, restrictions, and compliance steps for HR teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":11427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resource-author","categories":[55],"tags":[],"topic":[69],"class_list":["post-12155","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hr-news","topic-employee-privacy"],"_lnrs_read_more":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maine passes employer surveillance law | Brightmine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maine passes employer surveillance law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brightmine US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@WeAreBrightmine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7c96333c9661c3bf2ba04e4ba6394603\"},\"headline\":\"Maine passes employer surveillance law\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-26T13:40:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/14010848\\\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"HR News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/\",\"name\":\"Maine passes employer surveillance law | Brightmine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/14010848\\\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-26T13:40:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00\",\"description\":\"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/14010848\\\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/14010848\\\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":627,\"caption\":\"Brightmine-office worker using his laptop v2\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"HR compliance\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Employee privacy\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/resources\\\/hr-compliance\\\/employee-privacy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Maine passes employer surveillance law\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/\",\"name\":\"Brightmine\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Brightmine\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/07042311\\\/Brightmine-logo_Full-color_Primary.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/07042311\\\/Brightmine-logo_Full-color_Primary.webp\",\"width\":1941,\"height\":508,\"caption\":\"Brightmine\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/WeAreBrightmine\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/brightmine\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@WeAreBrightmine\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7c96333c9661c3bf2ba04e4ba6394603\",\"name\":\"Michael Cardman\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/18075013\\\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/18075013\\\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cjp-rbi-brightmine.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/18075013\\\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp\",\"caption\":\"Michael Cardman\"},\"description\":\"Michael Cardman has more than 20 years of experience in publishing and has specialized in employment law for more than 15 years. As a member of the Brightmine editorial team, he focuses on wage and hour compliance, including minimum wage, overtime, employee classification, hours worked, independent contractors and child labor. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Brightmine, he was the managing editor for Thompson Publishing Group\u2019s library of HR publications. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing books, manuals and online tools covering a variety of topics such as wage and hour, employee leaves, employee benefits and compensation.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/michael-cardman-0609b025\\\/\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior Legal Editor\",\"worksFor\":\"Brightmine\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.brightmine.com\\\/us\\\/author\\\/michael-cardman\\\/\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"Wage and hour compliance\",\"Minimum wage law\",\"Overtime law\",\"Employee classification\",\"HR compliance for independent contractors\",\"Child labor law\"],\"hasCredential\":[{\"@type\":\"EducationalOccupationalCredential\",\"credentialCategory\":\"degree\",\"name\":\"BA English\"}],\"alumniOf\":[{\"@type\":\"CollegeOrUniversity\",\"name\":\"University of Virginia\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.virginia.edu\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maine passes employer surveillance law | Brightmine","description":"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maine passes employer surveillance law","og_description":"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/","og_site_name":"Brightmine US","article_modified_time":"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":627,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@WeAreBrightmine","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/7c96333c9661c3bf2ba04e4ba6394603"},"headline":"Maine passes employer surveillance law","datePublished":"2026-01-26T13:40:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/"},"wordCount":417,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp","articleSection":["HR News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/","name":"Maine passes employer surveillance law | Brightmine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp","datePublished":"2026-01-26T13:40:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-24T10:59:58+00:00","description":"Maine enhances employee privacy with a new surveillance law. Learn what employers need to know and how to adjust monitoring practices.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/14010848\/Brightmine-office-worker-using-his-laptop-v2-1200x627-1.webp","width":1200,"height":627,"caption":"Brightmine-office worker using his laptop v2"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/maine-passes-employer-surveillance-law\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"HR compliance","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Employee privacy","item":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employee-privacy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Maine passes employer surveillance law"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/","name":"Brightmine","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#organization","name":"Brightmine","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/07042311\/Brightmine-logo_Full-color_Primary.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/07042311\/Brightmine-logo_Full-color_Primary.webp","width":1941,"height":508,"caption":"Brightmine"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/WeAreBrightmine","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/brightmine\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WeAreBrightmine"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/7c96333c9661c3bf2ba04e4ba6394603","name":"Michael Cardman","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp","url":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/18075013\/michael-cardman-150x150.webp","caption":"Michael Cardman"},"description":"Michael Cardman has more than 20 years of experience in publishing and has specialized in employment law for more than 15 years. As a member of the Brightmine editorial team, he focuses on wage and hour compliance, including minimum wage, overtime, employee classification, hours worked, independent contractors and child labor. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Brightmine, he was the managing editor for Thompson Publishing Group\u2019s library of HR publications. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing books, manuals and online tools covering a variety of topics such as wage and hour, employee leaves, employee benefits and compensation.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michael-cardman-0609b025\/"],"jobTitle":"Senior Legal Editor","worksFor":"Brightmine","url":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/michael-cardman\/","knowsAbout":["Wage and hour compliance","Minimum wage law","Overtime law","Employee classification","HR compliance for independent contractors","Child labor law"],"hasCredential":[{"@type":"EducationalOccupationalCredential","credentialCategory":"degree","name":"BA English"}],"alumniOf":[{"@type":"CollegeOrUniversity","name":"University of Virginia","url":"http:\/\/www.virginia.edu"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15097,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12155\/revisions\/15097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12155"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=12155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}