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Damage Control: Illinois Enacts Amendment to the State’s High Risk Biometric Information Privacy Act

On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 2979 (the “Amendment”), implementing long-awaited, highly anticipated reform to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The...more

Implications for Employers of Colorado’s New Biometrics Law

On May 31, 2024, Colorado enacted H.B. 24-1130, an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) regarding the use of biometric information (the “Biometric Amendment”). The Biometric Amendment, effective July 1, 2025, requires...more

China’s New Cross-Border Data Transfer Rules Substantially Reduce Compliance Burdens for Multinational Employers

Multinational employers operating in China have been waiting since September 2023 for the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to finalize proposed revisions to its complex and burdensome rules for cross-border data...more

Time for Employers to Complete California Privacy Rights Act Compliance as Court of Appeal Lifts Injunction on Enforcement

Employers had a big win in late June 2023 when a trial court in Sacramento enjoined until March 29, 2024, enforcement of the final regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the only one of 14 recently...more

Strategy to Address China’s Recent Proposed HR Exception to Facilitate Cross-Border Data Transfers

Multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) continue to confront a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract.  This implementation...more

Department of Commerce Extends the Data Privacy Framework with UK-U.S. “Data Bridge”: Key Takeaways for Multinational Employers

Following on the heels of the launch of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) this summer, the U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the DPF to cover transfers of personal data from the United Kingdom (UK) (and...more

With a Key Deadline Fast Approaching, Now Is the Time to Address the New and Complex Requirements for Data Transfers Outside of...

U.S.-based multinationals with employees in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are confronting a November 30 deadline to implement China’s new cross-border data transfer mechanism—the Standard Contract.  This implementation...more

Department of Commerce Launches the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Considerations for Multinational Employers that Transfer EU...

As of July 17, 2023, U.S.-based multinational employers that can access the personal data of their workforce members in the European Union (EU) via a human resources information system (HRIS), or otherwise transfer the...more

Breathing Room for Employers as Court Enjoins Enforcement of California Privacy Rights Act Regulations

On June 30, 2023, a California court enjoined until March 29, 2024, enforcement of the final regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Importantly for employers, this ruling prevents enforcement of...more

BIPA’s Devastating Effects on Illinois Businesses

As Illinois employers and businesses recover in a post-pandemic world, the continued and growing threat of The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) looms on the horizon. This paper demonstrates that, due to the...more

Finalization of Regulations Clears the Path for Employers to Complete California Privacy Rights Act Compliance Efforts Before June...

After months of uncertainty, the rulemaking process for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the first-ever comprehensive U.S. data privacy law applicable to human resources data (“HR Data”), concluded on March 29,...more

California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: Vendor Contracting Requirements

This is the fourth in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. The impending January 1, 2023 effective date of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has created a...more

California Privacy Rights Act for Employers: The New “Notice at Collection” California Employers Must Distribute to the Workforce

This is the third in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. - On January 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will go into effect and California...more

Biometric Privacy Case Before Illinois Supreme Court Could Open Litigation Floodgates

On November 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that has significant implications for Illinois employers, though it is not an employment-law case. Originally published by the Washington...more

Recent Illinois Appellate Court Ruling Could End The Recent Flood Of Class Action Lawsuits Against Employers Under Illinois'...

Since mid-September 2017, more than 50 employers that use “biometric timeclocks” in Illinois have been targeted with class action lawsuits alleging violations of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). A...more

The Second Circuit Provides A Roadmap For Employers Defending Claims Under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act

While the emergence of biometric technology in the workplace is not a new phenomenon, employers being sued for utilizing this technology is a new trend. Over the past three months, more than 30 class action lawsuits have...more

Dear Littler: What Does Our Company Need To Do Before We Begin Using Biometric Timeclocks?

Dear Littler: We are going to replace the punch-card timeclocks in our U.S. facilities with timeclocks that allow employees to “clock in” each day using their fingerprint. I’ve read about a flood of recently filed class...more

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