On September 14, 2023, Governor Hochul signed legislation, A836, which will prohibit employers from requesting that an employee or applicant disclose social media access information. The new law, to be codified as Labor Law § 201-i, will take effect in March 2024. It does contain exceptions where, for example, the employer acts to in compliance with law, or where the accounts is used for “business purposes” or pursuant to court order. This legislation is sure to be welcome to employees who are, in many cases, seeing the unfortunate encroachment of the jobs into their personal lives.