Privacy Laws, Data Use Policies, Consent

Top 6 Employer Takeaways From New EEOC Wearable Tech Guidance

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2025

Wearable technologies are becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but a new guidance document from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made it clear that employers need to tread carefully. From smart...more

What to Expect from NYC’s Tenant Data Privacy Act

Goodwin on 5/14/2021

New York City tenants harboring “big brother” concerns over landlords abusing data collected through smart access (i.e., keyless entry) systems will soon be able to rest easier. Following California, Virginia, and the British...more

New State Genetic Privacy Law Directed at Consumer Genetic Tests

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/2/2021

Utah recently signed into law SB 227, creating the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). The law, which is anticipated to go into effect in May 2021, is aimed at protecting genetic data collected from direct-to-consumer...more

States Continue to Step in to Safeguard Genetic Information

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/30/2021

Utah’s governor recently signed into law SB 227, creating the Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA). The law, which is anticipated to go into effect in May, is aimed at protecting genetic data collected from...more

Don’t Smile at the Camera – New Biometric Data Laws

International Lawyers Network on 2/17/2021

Biometric data is seen as a preferred means of identification by many businesses. Unlocking a smartphone using facial recognition and other biometric identifiers, for example, gives users the feeling as if they are more...more

Why the Connection Between Biometric Data and eDiscovery Will Continue to Grow

Reveal on 9/1/2020

Everyone has been talking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) lately, namely because the 2018 law became enforceable as of July 1, 2020. This law provides California consumers with a number of privacy-related...more