Seyfarth Synopsis: New York City’s new biometric privacy ordinance creates a private right of action for individuals that could subject local businesses to potentially millions of dollars in liability. Employers who do...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Both Portland and New York City have followed the example set by Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), a statute that has spawned thousands of cookie-cutter class action suits regarding the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Complex class actions often present a scenario in which some or most of the putative class members are subject to arbitration agreements, but the named plaintiff is not. In Gembarski v. PartsSource, Inc.,...more
8/20/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Certification ,
Defense Strategies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Identifiable Class Members ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sales Commissions ,
Unidentified Class Members ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: While most employers are likely familiar with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), they should know that Illinois is not the only state with a biometric privacy law and many other states...more
7/12/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Labor Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pending Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
In May 2018, the Illinois General Assembly considered and also passed a series of measures aimed at changing existing employment discrimination law. ...more
6/20/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
General Assembly ,
Human Rights ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs announced that the NLRB is considering rulemaking to establish the standard for determining joint-employer status under the...more
5/11/2018
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, February 5, 2018, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s ordinance allowing independent-contractor drivers to engage in collective bargaining was before the U.S....more
2/20/2018
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Municipalities ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preemption ,
Sherman Act ,
Taxi Cabs ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 7, 2017, the Board held that in order to comply with the Board’s Election Rules, an employer may need to search the phones of supervisors to identify the phone numbers of eligible voters, even if...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Beginning July 1, 2016, pursuant to the President’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order the NLRB will now require any Federal Contractor that has a Complaint issued against it by a Regional...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC’s Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace offers insight into how employers’ harassment prevention policies can change for the better and, in furtherance of this desire for...more
Petitioner to the Supreme Court claims that the Sixth Circuit engaged in a “separate but equal” rationale when it rejected her claim that her employer discriminated against her based on race after the employer allegedly...more