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Court Confirms Kentucky Consumer Protection Act Doesn’t Cover Employees, But Legal Risks Remain: 5 Steps for Employers to Avoid...

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A federal district court recently found that employees aren’t protected by Kentucky’s consumer protection law because they don’t qualify as consumers, handing a solid win to employers. The April 21 decision in Viviali v. One...more

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Employees using free or unauthorized AI tools at work?

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The rise of artificial intelligence has brought both opportunities and challenges to the workplace. However, a growing trend of employees using free or unauthorized AI tools poses significant risks, from security breaches to...more

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Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Policies in the Workplace

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In recent years, many organizations have implemented new policies on artificial intelligence (AI) use to help prevent bias, plagiarism, or use of AI tools that produce inaccurate or misleading information. Meanwhile, many...more

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Decoded Technology Law Insights, V 5, Issue 4, May 2024

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MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks - “Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.” Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more

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ArentFox Schiff's 2023 Class Action Year in Review

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ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Setting Forth Broad Directives for Artificial Intelligence Regulation and Enforcement

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Seyfarth synopsis: President Biden’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence sets forth his vision for America to continue leading in AI innovation while also addressing risks associated with the use of AI. While much of...more

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Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

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Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

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The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 1, January 2023

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Contech Trends to Watch in the New Year - “As builders adapt to economic, supply chain and labor challenges, they’re turning to technology to boost performance.” Why this is important: All of the turmoil of 2022 (the...more

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A New Day for Data Privacy: California Privacy Act Exemptions Will Expire

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January 1, 2023, is now a more ominous deadline in the data privacy compliance world. Privacy professionals have been watching California’s 2022 legislative session to see whether California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Rules Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Bar Claims Under BIPA

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) requires employers to notify employees and other individuals before collecting their biometric identifiers such as fingerprints (...read our last...more

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Time After Time: Illinois Supreme Court Asked To Decide When Statute of Limitations Accrues for BIPA Violations

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA 740 ILCS 14/1 et seq.) requires businesses to notify individuals before collecting their biometric identifiers such as fingerprints (click here to read our previous client...more

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Colorado Passes New Comprehensive Consumer Data Protection Act

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Earlier this month, the governor of Colorado signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the third state to enact a comprehensive data security law after California in 2018 and Virginia in March 2021. The...more

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IT Security Trends in the Era of COVID: Our Top Five Tips for Making Your Network Safer in 2021

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As the COVID era drags on, it is clear that work life “post-COVID” may be very different from life “pre-COVID.” This is especially true as it relates to IT security. More and more employees have shifted to a telecommuting...more

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Gone Phishing: Employer Faces Liability for Mistakenly Disclosing W-2 Forms to Scammer

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Phishing. Spoofing. - These words may sound silly, but for employers, they are anything but. Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive electronic information—such as usernames, passwords, or financial...more

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Employers Take Note: Tax Season Phishing Scams on the Rise

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It is tax season once again, and with it comes an increased threat of phishing scams targeting human resources and payroll personnel. In 2016, the IRS alerted employers to a then-emerging email phishing scheme in which...more

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That is SO last week - July 2015 #3

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There’s just no rest for employment lawyers this summer. We had another exciting week. The biggest news was the EEOC’s ruling that Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The agency found that...more

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