Remote Employee Fired After Refusing to Send 160 Webcam Photos a Day
bhrlady · hn · 2026-10-12
Inc. reports on a remote-work surveillance dispute: an employee was fired for refusing her employer's demand to submit 160 webcam photos a day to prove she was at her desk. The case is fueling debate over how far employers can go in monitoring remote workers and where privacy boundaries should sit.
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