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S 4056 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Permits school districts and childcare businesses to look at the social media accounts of prospective employees

Summary
Permits school districts and entities licensed pursuant to section three hundred ninety of the social services law to look at the social media accounts of prospective employees.
Issues: ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill permits employers to view job applicants' social media, restricting privacy rights in hiring - a worker protection issue. Aligns with 'restricts worker privacy' under OPPOSE indicators.80% confidence ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyPermits employers to access private social media, weakening data privacy protections by enabling unauthorized review of personal accounts.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 31, 2025
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Mario Mattera
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