Can I record a conversation with my employer?

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If you want to audio record a conversation with your employer, you should have clear reasons for doing so. Likewise if you employer wants to record a conversation with you. A recorded conversation will have far more detail than just taking notes of a conversation. It can be useful to record a meeting with consent, so both sides have an accurate record.
Covert recording isn’t illegal as long as one of the parties to the conversation is doing the recording, but it’s more difficult to justify covert tape recording under the Privacy Act since there’s a strong presumption that it’s unfair - unless there’s a compelling reason that justified collecting personal information by recording.
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