How to Conduct Video Surveillance

Author: William Denham, Shortt & Nguyen, PC

Employers seeking to conduct video surveillance of employees should carefully consider the risks and rewards of such a policy including added expense, loss of morale, etc. While most employers may properly videotape employees at work in almost all circumstances, employers should be objectively reasonable in creating, instituting, and executing video surveillance policies. If employers proceed in conducting video surveillance, it is prudent to adhere to the following steps.