Tag: recording conversations

Employers Beware: Blanket Policies Prohibiting Workplace Recordings May Violate the NLRA 

By C. Randolph Sullivan, Attorney, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Holly H. Williamson, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Jul 18, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

In the past, employees recording audio or images in the workplace might resort to the use of a bulky tape recorder, a hidden “wire,” camera, or other device secured in a purse, on their person, or even a hard hat.  Now that smart phones with professional-grade audio and video capabilities are an integral part of […]

Have You Been Omarosa’d? Lawfully Prohibiting Recordings of Your Conversations

By Shannon E. Kane, Special Counsel, Coughlin & Gerhart LLP. Nov 30, 2018 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 30, 2018

Recently, Omarosa Manigault Newman (known to many of us as simply “Omarosa”), a former White House aide and protégé of President Donald Trump, released a secret recording that allegedly proved she was offered a cushy job paying $15,000 a month in exchange for her silence about her White House tenure. Omarosa also claims to have […]