New Jersey lawsuit alleges Sutherland fired remote employee who refused about 160 AI webcam photos a day
Key points
- The lawsuit alleges Sutherland required daily AI webcam photos of a remote employee, about 160 a day
- The employee was fired after refusing; she said the monitoring could trigger lupus, and her doctor wrote to the employer
- These are allegations and have not been established
A New Jersey lawsuit alleges Sutherland Healthcare Solutions fired remote employee Glennis Von Sander-Timinski after she refused to use the Sentinel AI tool, which would take about 160 webcam photos a day, roughly one every three minutes. She had worked from home since 2018 and said the monitoring would increase stress and could trigger her lupus; her doctor wrote to the employer. These are allegations and have not been proven.
What employers should do
- Assess privacy and health-related compliance risks before deploying remote employee monitoring tools
- When employees raise health concerns about monitoring, verify and document how they are handled
Policy details
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Status
- Enforcement action
- Effective date
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- Official source
- Official source pending
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