Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more
Earlier this year, we reported that the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote of 46 to 13, and the Illinois House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2979 with a vote 81 to 30. This bill addressed concerns...more
8/7/2024
/ Amended Regulation ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Illinois ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Statutory Violations
In a significant legislative development, the Illinois House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved Senate Bill 2979, with a vote of 81 to 30, which amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: For the final blog in this series regarding the legacy of TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog closes its survey of federal Circuit Courts with key rulings from the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported here, for the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings regarding Article III standing in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog is providing a...more
1/2/2024
/ Article III ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FDCPA ,
First Amendment ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Standing ,
Title VII ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Seyfarth Synopsis: As reported here, to mark the two-year anniversary of TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog is examining how each of the federal Circuit Courts have applied this...more
10/13/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Class Action ,
Data Breach ,
Employment Litigation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
TransUnion ,
TransUnion LLC v Ramirez
Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its pivotal ruling in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”). As reported here...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Google’s recent travails with simultaneous traditional and “reverse” discrimination claims signal a new era of dynamic employment discrimination risk. Employers will be wise to consider the push and pull...more
6/25/2019
/ Affirmative Action ,
Bias ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Google ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Who sits as Chair of the EEOC unquestionably has a significant impact for all employers interacting with the Commission....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 10, 2019, the EEOC released its comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2018. ...more