Can Your Employer Search Your Personal Belongings at Work?
Can your employer search your personal belongings at work? Learn when workplace searches are legal, what employers can inspect, and your privacy rights.
Workplace Privacy
Can Employers Spy on Remote Workers?
Can employers spy on remote workers? Learn what employers can legally monitor, your privacy rights, and how to protect yourself while working from home.
Can Companies Track Your Location or Devices?
Can companies track your location or devices? Learn when employers can legally monitor phones, laptops, GPS, and what employee privacy rights protect you.
Can Your Employer Record You at Work?
A camera over the break room is probably legal. A microphone in it probably isn’t. Audio and video are governed by completely different law, and that distinction decides almost every question people have about workplace recording.
Can Your Employer Take Your Phone at Work?
Can an employer confiscate your personal phone at work? Learn when employers can restrict phone use, search devices, and what rights employees have.
Can Your Employer See Your Browsing History?
On a work device, assume yes — incognito included. On your own phone over work Wi-Fi, they see the domains you visited but not the pages. The device matters more than the network. Plus the three states that require notice, and Connecticut’s new rules from 1 October 2026.