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The Learned Concierge - September 2024, Vol. 12

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The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

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Illinois Passes State Law Offering Protection to Employees from Unfair Enforcement of Employment Verification Practices

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On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 0508 (“SB0508”) into law. This new law provides additional employment protections for individuals flagged by an employment eligibility verification system,...more

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Canada’s Federal Government Proposes Changes to Privacy Act

On June 16, 2022, the government of Canada tabled a bill that would make significant changes to privacy laws impacting employers in the federal jurisdiction. The new legislation, the Digital Charter Implementation Act (Bill...more

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The End of the HR Data Exemption under California law?

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Unless the California legislature acts soon, the scope of information subject to the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will include all employee or human resource-related personal information on January 1, 2023. To date,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Employers Now Required to Provide Notice of Electronic Monitoring

Senate Bill S2628 went into effect on May 7, 2022. The bill, which was signed into law by Governor Hochul on November 8, 2021, requires all private sector employers—regardless of size, number of employees, or entity type—to...more

Saul Ewing LLP

May 7th Compliance Deadline for New York Employers to Notify Employees of Electronic Monitoring

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Pursuant to an amendment to the New York Civil Rights Law that will take effect on May 7, 2022, private-sector employers that monitor their employees’ use of telephones, email, and the internet must notify employees of any...more

Dechert LLP

Collecting Vaccination Status Data: The Data Protection Implications for Employers

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In this OnPoint we report on the data protection implications of collecting personal data concerning employees’ vaccination status. Introduction - Employers formulating return to work plans for their employees in accordance...more

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With COVID-19 Resurgent, Employers Confront Privacy and Information Security Issues When Testing Employees for COVID-19

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With the resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the United States, employers are facing growing pressure to ascertain whether their employees have contracted the virus. Temperature checks and symptoms screening, while...more

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Does an employee privacy notice need to be separate and distinct from a consumer privacy notice?

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No. The CCPA requires that a business subject to the Act disclose the type of personal information that it collects about its California employees and the purpose of the collection “at or before the point of collection.”...more

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Thermal Testing: Privacy Considerations for Businesses

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In the wake of COVID-19, businesses have a host of health regulations and recommendations to consider before they resume in-person activity. Some employers plan to screen for symptoms, including regular thermal testing (or...more

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Temperature Checks Give Employers Fever

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As most employers know, the EEOC has confirmed employers may implement processes to take employee's temperatures before allowing them to enter the workplace during the pandemic. State and local governments in over twenty...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Employment Law Updates for Nonprofits in the New Normal - July 16th, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm PT

Nonprofit organizations are subject to both state and federal employment laws and regulations. The past few months have brought a landslide of new legislation, guidance, and orders from our federal, state and local...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

[Webinar] Reopening Wine Businesses: Employee and Consumer Data Privacy - July 9th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

The shelter-in-place orders prevented in-person tastings from happening, throwing a curve ball to the wine industry. As the wine country slowly prepares to reopen, it will not be the same experience pre-COVID-19 pandemic. For...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Employers Can't Test For COVID-19 Antibodies, EEOC says

An ambiguity in the agency's prior guidance has been clarified. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its guidance on COVID-19 issues yesterday and clarified that employers may not test employees for COVID-19...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Key Takeaways | Preparing for Battle: How to Build Your Litigation Defenses Now

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The employment and business decisions made by employers during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic are now being tested by plaintiffs’ lawyers. Employers of all sizes should expect a flood of employment litigation, building...more

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Temperature Checks May Add Privacy Notice Obligations for California Businesses

Companies planning to conduct pandemic-related temperature checks for California employees and visitors to their premises should consider their compliance obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“the CCPA”). If...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Return To Work Virtual Toolkit Part 6 - Preparing for Battle: How to Build Your Litigation Defenses Now - June 2nd,...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is leading some employers to consider extreme, and often unnecessary, new policies in...more

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[Webinar] Return To Work Virtual Toolkit Part 5 - Preparing for the Unknown: How to Anticipate and Address Future Workplace...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is leading some employers to consider extreme, and often unnecessary, new policies in...more

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[Webinar] Return To Work Virtual Toolkit Part 4 - Preparing Your Responses: How to Tackle Opening-Day Obstacles - May 26th, 12:00...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is leading some employers to consider extreme, and often unnecessary, new policies in...more

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[Webinar] Return To Work Virtual Toolkit Part 3 - Preparing Your Workforce: How to Avoid Legal Landmines When Bringing Employees...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is leading some employers to consider extreme, and often unnecessary, new policies in...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

New Hampshire’s Requirements for Permitted Businesses to be Open

Governor Sununu: certain industries to reopen business throughout the month of May - Governor Sununu’s Stay at Home 2.0, Executive Order 40 permits certain industries to reopen business throughout the month of May. This...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Return to Work Virtual Toolkit Part 1 - Preparing to Reopen: How to Smoothly Transition Back to Work - May 14th, 12:00...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented strain on organizations of all sizes across all industries. The uncertainty of the “new normal” is leading some employers to consider extreme, and often unnecessary, new policies in...more

The Volkov Law Group

Privacy and Employee Issues During the New COVID-19 Pandemic Era

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The global pandemic has created unique risks for handling employees’ exposure to, or positive testing for, COVID-19.  To ensure a safe workplace, companies have to address delicate issues surrounding employee safety....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

This Too Shall Pass: and Then What? Part 2 - Legal Considerations for Return-to-Work Decision-Making

In our first piece in this returning to work series, we examined the logistical issues associated with returning employees to work. In this latest segment, we will address the legal considerations underpinning the...more

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Additional FAQs Regarding Employer Compliance and COVID-19

On April 23, 2020, Hinshaw labor and employment attorneys Brette Bensinger, Maryjo Pirages Reynolds, and Leigh Bonsall presented a webinar titled "Employer compliance and COVID-19: Paid sick Leave, Furloughs and Layoffs."...more

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