The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has proven to be a significant burden on Illinois employers, and a recent Illinois federal court decision may have made the legal landscape even more difficult. In Cothron...more
9/17/2020
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fingerprints ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Violations ,
Written Consent
As of this writing, employees from across the country have filed more than 430 COVID-19-related lawsuits against their employers and former employers. Not all of these claims have focused on the Family First Coronavirus...more
8/6/2020
/ Age Discrimination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Former Employee ,
Furloughs ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Involuntary Reduction in Force ,
Layoffs ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Workplace Safety
With well over 175 COVID-19-related employment lawsuits already having been filed nationwide, employers need to keep abreast of ongoing issues that impact the physical and remote workplace. One area where employers need to be...more