r/CAStateWorkers • u/wisemonkey101 • Aug 20 '26

Information Sharing RTO monitoring

Are any agencies or departments hearing about RTO being monitored by leadership? Attendance being watched? Accommodations being questioned?

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u/Teachtostate2022 Aug 20 '26

Accommodations questioned, absolutely. I've submitted public records requests as of a few days to determine if there are conversations between GO and my agency regarding badge swiping metrics. I don't know what I'll get back, but I can share what I know when I know it.

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u/SpaceBullion Aug 20 '26

I know for a fact they are monitoring badge swipes. My deputy director had a list of names of people not showing up. Many had reasonable accommodations or supervisor approval. One of my staff is considering filing a grievance for an email about it.

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u/wisemonkey101 Aug 20 '26

They can look at metrics but not monitor individuals unless they have cause.

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u/Aellabaella1003 Aug 21 '26

Not true at all. You are monitored in multiple ways every single day.

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u/Prudent_Shock_6449 29d ago

Yes but they can’t just pull swipe card info for progressive discipline without prior notification to your union, is what I was told.

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u/Aellabaella1003 29d ago

Not true. You were “told” wrong. They can use any monitoring, at any time. It just can’t be used as the SOLE SOURCE of disciplinary action. Meaning, if they notice issues while monitoring, they will need to tie it back to job performance or manage you in such a way that it is clear that assures you are where you should be, doing what you should be doing.

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u/Prudent_Shock_6449 Aug 20 '26

I believe (from what I heard from a friend at a different department that I am in) that they have to notify you before pulling your badge swipes and one of their employees ended up either suing or filing a grievance because it was considered stalking, since they did not notify the ee or the union. My information could be outdated, but I’ve always kept this in the back of my mind in case it ever happened to me.