I'm 17 and my employer video tapes me at work. Is there a law against this?

As long as the cameras are in an area where you would not expect to be private (bathroom, changing room), they can watch and record

Filming a movie off of a screen is illegal. Period. End of Discussion. At best, you will only be ejected from the theatre. At worst, you can be arrested and prosecuted with very stiff fines. I don't think that stating that you are simply taping it for you family would work as a defense... Especially with an unsympathetic judge that is looking to make an example of you! Pirating movies is wrong for a number of reasons. Assuming that you picked the movie because you enjoy the genre, you are taking box office receipts from the movie in question. Since Hollywood uses those totals to make a discussion as to what sort of films to invest in. Guess what? If everyone is stealing the film, they won't fund similar ones. That entertainment that you enjoy will go away. And honestly, how enjoyable will it be shot on a flip with auto-iris, poor color sampling and bad audio. Just wait for it to come out on DVD and rent it at a Red Box for a buck!

The thing that will decide this is where the cameras are located. There is a concept in the law called "expectation of privacy." You expect to have privacy in a rest room, so a camera there is a big no-no. In the working area of a place of business, particularly if it is in an open area shared by other workers and even more so if visible to customers, the expectation of privacy is highly limited. In that case, there is no issue to be had with cameras.

In some states, 17 is considered a legal adult. Are the cameras in questionable areas, i.e. restrooms?

If you employer has the cameras to make sure there is no theft, or maybe for security reasons, then it's not unethical. I can't see how this is illegal, unless the cameras are in questionable areas.

No, there are no laws... because, schools all over the place have secruity cameras and parents don't have to sign anything about those, and its the same at work. Its all legal unless there is one in the bathroom or somewhere where you take off your clothes.... sorry.

In general no - he can video tape you.

However, you're under 18 and you can get a good attorney who can make a case in court that your employer is taping you because he's a perv with the hots for teenage boys. You could score some big bucks on this one.

What he is doing is legal unless you have a labor contract that prohibits it.

The courts have consistently held that if you don't like the rules or working conditions then find another job.

The exceptions are state safety laws.

Nope, it's his property, unless he tapes you in the bathroom; that's a no-no.

invasion of privacy is all i can think of