DENVER -- A bill that prohibits an employer to force an employee to disclose their social media credentials is one step closer to becoming law in Colorado.
That means - the bill would make it to where an employer could not require that its employees give them their username or passsword for sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The bill was up for its first hearing on Thursday and a Democratic House committee voted 11-0 to bar most employers from requiring access to their employer's personal accounts.
While the employers can't access the sites with their employee's credentials, the bill does not prohibit comapnies from look at Facebook pages or punishing employees for what they post on their Timelines.
The reason for this bill? Some companies have now started to ask for passwords of their employees, something critics are calling an invasion of privacy.
According to the bill, it clarifies that an employer can investigate an employee to ensure compliance with securities or financial law. It was amended to make law enforcement agencies exempt.
The bill must now go through one more committee before going through the full House.
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