The Stop Spying Bosses Act would: Limit employer collection and use of employee data to what is strictly necessary for legitimate purposes; Prohibit employers from using employee data to surveil workers’ union activity, political or religious views, immigration status, or off-duty conduct; Require employers to disclose to workers what data is being collected, how it is being used, and who has access to it; Give workers the right to access and correct their own data, and to review the data used in work-related decisions made about them; and Prohibit employers from selling or transferring employee data to third parties.
Introduce and support legislation to limit employer collection, use, sale, and transfer of employee data, prohibit surveillance of protected or off-duty activity, and require worker data disclosures, access, correction, and review rights.
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Evidence
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GovInfo lists S. 4831, the Stop Spying Bosses Act, in the 119th Congress. It identifies Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts as sponsor and states the bill was introduced, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on June 18, 2026. The bill's title is to prohibit or require disclosure of surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employers.
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Markey's Senate office announced that Markey, Schatz, and Booker introduced the Stop Spying Bosses Act. The release says the bill would limit employer collection and use of employee data, prohibit surveillance of union activity, political or religious views, immigration status, or off-duty conduct, require worker disclosures, give workers access/correction/review rights, and prohibit selling or transferring employee data to third parties.
Assessments
Markey fulfilled the promised action by introducing and supporting S. 4831, the Stop Spying Bosses Act, in the 119th Congress on June 18, 2026. The bill's described provisions match the promise: limiting employer collection/use of employee data, restricting surveillance of protected and off-duty activity, requiring disclosures, providing access/correction/review rights, and limiting sale or transfer of worker data. Because the commitment was to introduce and support legislation, not necessarily enact it, introduction in his current Senate term counts as delivered.