General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, Human Resources Professionals

AI and Employee Data Protection in the European Union: 8 Key Takeaways for Multinational Businesses

Fisher Phillips on 12/31/2024

Advancements in artificial intelligence and digitalization are changing the world of work at a rapid pace. In particular, when AI systems are used as workforce management tools, employers can automate a large number of tasks...more

California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/31/2023

On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

[Virtual Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 22nd - 23rd, 11:00 am - 5:30 pm CET

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 12/20/2021

Join SCCE virtually for the 10th Annual ECEI - Can't attend the conference in-person? The European Compliance & Ethics Institute, 22-23 March 2022, allows you to hear from today’s compliance and ethics leaders on the...more

[Event] 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute - March 14th - 16th, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 12/17/2021

Join SCCE in Amsterdam for the 10th Annual ECEI - Want to learn more about the challenges facing the European and global compliance and ethics community? Join us for the 10th Annual European Compliance & Ethics...more

European Commission Adopts Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses: What Employers Need to Know

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/14/2021

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...more

CNIL’s New Guidelines on HR Processing

Hogan Lovells on 4/23/2020

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has recently released new guidelines (French only) regarding human resources processing operations. ...more

Brazil’s Data Protection Law: HR’s Perspective

Littler on 1/10/2020

With less than a year remaining before Brazil's General Data Protection Law (referred to as the LGPD) takes effect, HR professionals should start preparing. Originally Published in of SHRM - January 2020....more

A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/22/2019

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

The Future of Work: Five Developing Trends for Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Employers

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/26/2019

Technology, media, and telecommunications organizations are at the forefront of tackling new challenges in handling employee information and managing employee populations. As legislatures (from the federal level down to...more

A Human Resources Manager’s Guide to the GDPR (Part 4)

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/11/2018

This article is Part 4 of our series on the GDPR for U.S.-based companies. Part 1 assisted U.S.-based companies in determining whether the GDPR applies to them; Part 2 provided an overview of the GDPR’s key concepts and...more

Working Party Confirms That Employers of All Sizes Must Maintain Article 30 Records of Processing for Human Resources Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/9/2018

On April 19, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (Working Party), which is comprised of representatives from the data protection authorities in each of the 28 European Union (EU) member states, issued a position paper stating...more

An Employee’s Right Of Erasure Under The GDPR

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/22/2018

The implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with an effective date of May 25, 2018, is just around the corner, and with it will come pressure on the human resources (HR) department to...more

The Highest Risk Area for GDPR Compliance: Processing HR Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/5/2017

With less than six months until the May 25, 2018, effective date for the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies are assessing their GDPR readiness and concentrating their compliance efforts...more

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