On May 20, by a unanimous vote of 74-0, the New Jersey General Assembly approved a new version of an employee social-media privacy bill, incorporating revisions suggested by Gov. Chris Christie when he conditionally vetoed the bill on May 6. The bill is expected to receive similar support this summer in the Senate, where the earlier version passed 28-0, as well as support from Christie.
Like its predecessor, the revised bill prohibits employers from requiring employees and candidates to disclose user names, passwords or other login information for accessing their social-media accounts like Facebook or Twitter, a protection that cannot be waived by private agreement between an employer and an employee or candidate. The revised bill also prohibits employers from retaliating or discriminating against any employee or candidate who refuses to provide login information for his or her social-media accounts. A similar law signed by Christie late last year already restricts the ability of colleges and universities in the state to require applicants and students to disclose their social-media accounts and passwords.
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