Tired of having to check work email after hours? New Yorkers may not have to, if this bill passes

[Guest Nicole]

(CNN)Getting work emails from your boss when you're off the clock? There ought to be a law against that.

Well, in New York City, there just might be.

Rafael Espinal, a city council member from Brooklyn, introduced a bill last week that would make it illegal for businesses to contact employees via email or instant message when employees are off work.

The "Disconnecting From Work" bill would only apply to businesses with 10 or more employees and forbid communication when workers are off duty, on vacation, using personal days or off sick.

Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/28/us/new-york-law-against-email-after-work-trnd/index.html

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

... a guy that has lived in Brooklyn his whole life ... and cannot comprehend the enormous damage this bill will cause.

It SOUNDS good, but is just another brick in the wall turning Civilization into a zombie mausoleum.

... probably "for the children".