Stop Spying Bosses Act

The Stop Spying Bosses Act establishes new federal rules to limit how employers collect, use, and share data about their employees and job applicants. This legislation directly affects private businesses with 11 or more workers, government agencies, and their employees by prohibiting the gathering of sensitive information such as biometric data, political views, or off-duty activities without a specific, disclosed business need. Key provisions require employers to clearly inform workers about what data is being collected and how it is used, grant employees the right to access and correct their personal records, and ban the sale of employee data to third parties. The bill also creates a new Worker Protection and Technology Division within the Department of Labor to oversee compliance and provides legal protections for workers who report violations, including the right to sue for damages and prohibiting forced arbitration for such disputes.