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100th Congress
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Crime and Law Enforcement
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Eavesdropping
Employee rights
Labor and Employment
Right of privacy
Telephone
Wiretapping
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require that telephone monitoring by employers be accompanied by a regular audible warning tone.
Introduced: April 6, 1987
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 6, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Apr 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 6, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it unlawful for an employer to monitor an employee's work phone call unless a repeating audible warning tone is utilized. Allows any person whose call is monitored in violation of this Act to recover civil damages.
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