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Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act

The Land of Lincoln is one of the 13 states that have enacted Privacy in the Workplace legislation. Illinois keep our legislation updated and available on line for easy research purposes.

820 ILCS 55/1 et seq.; Amended by SB 2306 ( clarifies that law applies to personal accounts, not professional accounts, and does not prohibit employers from screening/monitoring employees and applicants)

(820 ILCS 55/10) (from Ch. 48, par. 2860) 
    Sec. 10. Prohibited inquiries. 
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    (b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any employer to request or require any employee or prospective employee to provide any password or other related account information in order to gain access to the employee's or prospective employee's account or profile on a social networking website or to demand access in any manner to an employee's or prospective employee's account or profile on a social networking website. 

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2398&ChapterID=68