(a)  No employer may cause an audio or video recording to be made of an employee in a restroom, locker room, or room designated by an employer for employees to change their clothes, unless authorized by court order.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 28-6.12-1

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Employee: means any person who has entered into the employment of or works under contract of service or apprenticeship with any employer, except that in the case of a city or town other than the city of Providence it shall only mean that class or those classes of employees as may be designated by a city, town, or regional school district in a manner provided in this chapter to receive compensation under chapters 29 — 38 of this title. See Rhode Island General Laws 28-29-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(b)  No recording made in violation of this section may be used by an employer for any purpose.

(c)  In any civil action alleging a violation of this chapter, the court may:

(1)  Award damages and reasonable attorney’s fees and cost to a prevailing plaintiff; and

(2)  Afford injunctive relief against any employer that commits or proposes to commit a violation of this chapter.

(d)  The rights and remedies provided herein shall be in addition to, and not supersede, any other rights and remedies provided by statute or common law.

History of Section.
P.L. 2005, ch. 126, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 131, § 1.