Topic:
Privacy and the workplace
(Radogno, R-Lemont; Mautino, D-Spring Valley) clarifies that an employer may request the password or gain access to the social-networking website of an employee or prospective employee if necessary to screen employees or applicants before hiring or to monitor or retain employee communications as required under Illinois insurance laws, federal law, or by a self-regulatory organization as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Passed both chambers.