§616. Prohibitions
An employer may not:
                                     
                                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  1. 
                                Passwords. 
                                Require or coerce an employee or applicant to disclose, or request that an employee or applicant disclose, the password or any other means for accessing a personal social media account;
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  2. 
                                Access in presence. 
                                Require or coerce an employee or applicant to access, or request that an employee or applicant access, a personal social media account in the presence of the employer or an agent of the employer;
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  3. 
                                Information. 
                                Require or coerce an employee or applicant to disclose any personal social media account information;
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  4. 
                                Contacts. 
                                Require or cause an employee or applicant to add anyone, including the employer or an agent of the employer, to the employee's or applicant's list of contacts associated with a personal social media account;
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  5. 
                                Settings. 
                                Require or cause an employee or applicant to alter, or request that an employee or applicant alter, settings that affect a 3rd party's ability to view the contents of a personal social media account;
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  6. 
                                Employees. 
                                Discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize an employee for the employee's refusal to disclose or provide access to information as specified in subsection 1, 2 or 3 or for refusal to add anyone to the employee's list of contacts associated with a personal social media account as specified in subsection 4 or to alter the settings associated with a personal social media account as specified in subsection 5; or
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                  7. 
                                Applicants. 
                                Fail or refuse to hire an applicant as a result of the applicant's refusal to disclose or provide access to information specified in subsection 1, 2 or 3 or refusal to add anyone to the applicant's list of contacts associated with a personal social media account as specified in subsection 4 or to alter the settings associated with a personal social media account as specified in subsection 5.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]
              
                        SECTION HISTORY
                        
            PL 2015, c. 343, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).