New EEOC Guidance on Wearable Technology
01-15-2025
At the end of 2024, the EEOC published a new fact sheet on wearable tech in the workplace. The fact sheet addresses how anti-discrimination laws restrict collecting and using information from those wearables. There is growing concern about the intrusive nature of this tech. Wearable technologies include smart watches, glasses, and helmets that monitor employees in the workplace, sensors that warn of nearby hazards, and GPS devices that track locations. The EEOC distinguished between collecting information, using information, and reasonable accommodations for wearables.