A remote worker says AI photographed her 160 times a day, then she was fired

The news

Glennis Von Sander-Timinski has sued Sutherland Healthcare Solutions in New Jersey, alleging she was fired on September 8 after refusing an AI monitoring system that used her work laptop's webcam to photograph her roughly every three minutes, about 160 times a day, and ran facial recognition on each image, according to the lawsuit as reported by Tech Times and Inc.

Why it matters

AI surveillance of remote workers is spreading faster than the law around it. This case tests disability-accommodation rules against camera-based monitoring.

The details

According to the complaint, her doctor asked for fewer photos because stress could trigger a lupus flare-up. The company allegedly gave her three choices: accept the monitoring, commute daily to an office about a six-hour round trip away, or be terminated.

The suit is filed under New Jersey's anti-discrimination law, which requires employers to engage in a reasonable-accommodation process. She says that process never took place. She had worked for the business for more than a decade.

What we could not check

• These are allegations in a complaint; the company's response was not available to us.
• We did not read the court filing directly.