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Private colleges and universities employing student workers face the unique challenge of balancing privacy obligations and a growing push from federal labor authorities to release student information to unions. Recent...more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s (PPA) recently published position on the monitoring of employees working remotely presents new guidelines and recommendations for employers that are building a system to perform such...more
The Illinois Supreme Court recently held in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., No. 128004 that a violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “Act” or “BIPA”) occurs and accrues every time a scan of a...more
One of the more significant Illinois legal developments in the past month were two Illinois Supreme Court orders interpreting the state’s onerous Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA). We recently examined how these...more
On February 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois ruled that all claims under Section 15 of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) have a five year statute of limitations. The...more
Question: We plan to install security cameras in the production area of our nonunion food packaging facility because of an increase in damaged product and safety incidents. Can we post signs at all entrances stating...more
Issue 2: 10 in 10 Employers are exploring methods to better ensure the safety of their employees against the COVID-19 pandemic and the continued risk the pandemic poses to return to work initiatives. One potential...more
As state, federal, and international laws protecting consumer data multiply, employers need to know about the applicable restrictions and obligations related to employee data. Part 1 of this miniseries will cover the Stored...more
Increasingly, stories are appearing in the news about employees who have secretly recorded their colleagues and supervisors at work. It may come as a surprise that such recordings may be completely legal. The ease with which...more
California court: Employers unwise to permit use of company telephones for personal calls — at least if the employer plans to record those calls. Two-party consent means two-party consent: All parties to a call must be...more
On July 23, 2015, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld Ernst & Young’s alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) policy statement as valid and enforceable. In Jaworski v. Ernst & Young, No. A-5259-13T2, three former...more
Many employers rely on background checks to screen job applicants and employees when making important personnel decisions, including hiring, retention, and promotion. In March, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more
The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued two opinions that together invalidated Illinois’ eavesdropping statute, 720 ILCS 5/14-2. The statute, which is part of the Illinois Criminal Code, prohibits a person from “knowingly...more
In 2013, the ballooning number of employment class actions illuminated the sea change in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation. The FCRA was enacted in 1970 during President Nixon's administration, and is hardly in its...more