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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is the most stringent privacy law in the country providing claimants with a private right of action without alleging actual injury....more
10/16/2019
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Diversity Jurisdiction ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action
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The law prohibits employers from including unilateral non-disclosure or non-disparagement clauses in employment agreements for unlawful employment practice claims of harassment, discrimination and retaliation....more
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The City of Chicago passed the most comprehensive predictable scheduling law in the country which applies to industries beyond the service sector, including healthcare and manufacturing....more
Key Point: The Illinois data breach notification statute will now require entities to notify the Illinois Attorney General if a breach affects 500 or more Illinois residents.
The Illinois General Assembly recently voted to...more
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Corporations may be held vicariously liable for employee conduct under the Illinois Gender Violence Act.
An Illinois appellate court justified the imposition of liability as a consequence of expanding...more
On February 14, 2019, the Illinois House voted to complete the passage of legislation that increased the minimum wage paid to Illinois employees to $15.00/hour over a 6-year period. Consistent with his campaign promise,...more
On January 23, 2019, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, carved out a narrow exclusion from the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) holding that the ADEA does not protect outside job applicants...more
On January 25, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court released a unanimous decision holding that individuals do not need to plead or prove actual damages or harm to maintain a private right of action under the Illinois Biometric...more