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Ius Laboris

Saving Face: 5 Top Tips for Using Biometric Data in the Workplace

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As we become more accustomed to using our faces or fingerprints to unlock devices in our everyday life, it’s not surprising that employers in Hong Kong are considering using biometric systems in the workplace. However,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

FordHarrison

The Clear and Present Danger of Not Complying with Biometric Privacy Laws

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Outside of Hollywood, employers have used biometrics to limit access to sensitive information and secure areas for a number of years. As costs of implementing the technology decreased and the technology became more...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Defense to Biometric Privacy Class Actions

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has spawned a tsunami of class actions against employers who utilize biometric timekeeping or security systems. Now, the Illinois Supreme Court in McDonald v. Symphony...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Attention Employers: Illinois Appellate Court Applies One-Year and Five-Year Limitation Periods for Biometric Privacy Claims

On September 17, 2021, the Illinois Appellate Court for the First Judicial District issued its highly anticipated decision in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2021 IL App (1st) 200563, ruling that the applicable statute of...more

Fisher Phillips

The Legal Minefield Surrounding Biometrics In The Workplace

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The use of biometric-enabled devices has become ubiquitous in the modern workplace. Biometric time clocks offer employers an accurate and reliable way to track employees’ hours, while increasing accountability. Biometric...more

Verrill

2020 Wrap Up: New Tech, New Issues

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Over the past several years, technology has infiltrated more and more aspects of life—including the employment context. With new consumer and business products and platforms being introduced to the workplace on a daily basis,...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#BigIdeas2020: Facial Recognition Technology and Employer Compliance - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News

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A #BigIdeas2020 Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Matthew Savage Aibel of Epstein Becker Green: Employers’ use of facial recognition technology is expected to increase in 2020. But...more

Polsinelli

Don’t Leave a Print: Biometric Compliance for Employers

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With many employers embracing new technology to achieve efficiencies in the workplace, companies using increasingly popular biometric programs must take steps to ensure that the use of these systems does not violate the law...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Employers Beware: Uptick in Privacy Litigation for Collection of Biometric Data

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The increasingly popular use of biometric authentication technology by employers as a means of tracking employee data, including for timekeeping purposes, can create liability. Biometric data generally consists of an...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

BIPA: Plaintiff’s New Cash Cow

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Since its enactment a decade ago, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has seen a recent spike in attention from employees and consumers alike. This is due, in large part, to the technological advancements...more

Littler

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

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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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA): A Checklist for Defendants

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The rising tide of litigation under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) shows no sign of ebbing anytime soon. No industry is immune, and here’s what companies should consider if they’ve been named as a...more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Highlights Biometric Data Risks

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Since June 1, 2017, over thirty class actions have been filed in Illinois alleging claims under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“Illinois BIPA”), which regulates the use and retention of biometric information....more

BakerHostetler

The Next Employment Class Action Lawsuit That Will Blindside You

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Do any of your office systems involve fingerprint scans or facial recognition? If so, and if you have any Illinois business operations, you may soon become a target of the latest round of employment class actions....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Biometric Time Clocks May Be a Ticking Time Bomb for Employers

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Employers in Illinois that are using biometric time clocks that use fingerprints or other biometric identifiers to identify particular employees need to be aware of the substantial compliance obligations imposed by the...more

Clark Hill PLC

A “New” Frontier for Plaintiffs Class Action Attorneys -- the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act: Can Technical...

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Since November 2016, over thirty-five class action lawsuits have been brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the Illinois “BIPA”) in Illinois state and federal courts. Under the Illinois BIPA (which was...more

Alston & Bird

Washington's New Biometric Privacy Statute and How It Compares to Illinois and Texas Law

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Washington recently became the third state to pass a statute regulating the commercial use of biometric identifiers. The growing trend of state biometric privacy legislation began in 2008, when Illinois enacted the Bio-metric...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

New Wave Of Biometric Privacy Class Actions: Could You Be A Target?

While the privacy world is focused on the Equifax data breach, another development is taking place that could have a more lasting effect on privacy law. In the last month, plaintiffs’ lawyers in Illinois have filed over 20...more

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