Interview with Lisa Grayson - Digital Planning Podcast
Global Evolution of Electronic Wills and COVID-19
Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more
Laura Balson in our Chicago office recently discussed an amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. At that time, the Illinois House and Senate had passed an amendment to Illinois Biometric Information...more
On August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill 2979 (“SB 2979”) into law, making significant changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). By way of background, BIPA requires private employers...more
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a law that clarifies that the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) does not provide for per-scan damages, legislatively overruling the Supreme...more
If you heard a collective sigh of relief last week, it was probably businesses reacting as Illinois Governor Pritzker finally signed Senate Bill 2979, officially reforming BIPA for the first time since 2008. As a reminder, SB...more
The amendments clarify that a plaintiff is only entitled to liquidated damages for up to one violation per person. Businesses had previously faced steep settlements or damage awards into the billions of dollars....more
On August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill (SB) 2979, which amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. (BIPA). The bill, which passed both the Illinois House and Senate by an...more
On August 2, 2024, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law. The bill amends the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to limit the number of claims that can be brought under the law’s private right...more
Over the last decade, the use of e-signatures has become the norm for human resources departments when onboarding new employees. The advent of resources like DocuSign, Taleo, BabooHR, and others have made this process simple,...more
Regular readers of this blog have already noted my particular enthusiasm for creativity in legal arguments. I am not a judge (Hi Judge Galvin!), but if I were, I would be sorely tempted to pattern my unique brand of...more
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act has become a hot topic within recent months, due largely in part to massive payouts in the courts and new proposed legislation to modify the law. Earlier this year, state Sen....more
It’s Christmas come early in Virginia this year. As of July 1, 2024, attorneys in Virginia can officially (and permanently!) use electronic signatures to sign pleadings in Virginia’s state courts. It only took twenty-plus...more
On March 8, the USPTO joined other intellectual property offices in celebrating International Women’s Day with a theme of “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.”...more
The Mexican Congress has approved a bill regarding promissory notes, negotiable instruments and other financial transactions using electronic means. On March 26, 2024, a decree was published in the Official Journal of the...more
Electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) refer to a range of services that include verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Since 2014,...more
Starting March 22, 2024, patent correspondence may be electronically signing using DocuSign®, Acrobat® Sign, and similar third-party e-signature software. The new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is aimed at...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a new Employer Fact Sheet alerting employers about avoiding unlawful discrimination and other Form I-9 violations when using commercial or proprietary programs to electronically...more
What happens when an employee signs an arbitration agreement using their mobile device and later claims they did not knowingly sign the arbitration agreement because they were not previously told about it? Well, according to...more
Mietverträge einfach, schnell und rechtssicher elektronisch abschließen? Bislang eine eher seltene Ausnahme. Wir stellen die gesetzlich vorgesehenen Möglichkeiten vor – sowohl für den Abschluss von Mietverträgen als auch für...more
The UAE has embraced the digital era with the enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 14/2023 on Trading by Modern Technological Means. This innovative law aims to regulate and reorganize e-commerce activities, fostering a...more
Here’s a question you likely have never considered: Are hackers overseas infiltrating employers’ computer systems just to sign arbitration agreements with class action waivers for random employees?...more
A California appellate court recently denied enforcement of an arbitration agreement because (1) it contained provisions the court found problematic, and (2) the employer presented the agreement to the employee for electronic...more
Given the ever-changing landscape and increasing popularity of remote work, the use of electronic signatures (“e-signatures”) is on the rise. Business in general is going virtual, causing electronic transactions and online...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has unsurprisingly resulted in many people in the business community, including lawyers, transacting business remotely. With that uptick comes more contracts utilizing electronic signatures and remote...more
Every U.S. employer must verify employees’ identity and eligibility to work – and while this process has generally been done in person, the federal government recently gave another option for qualified E-Verify employers to...more