European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital platform workers as employees or independent...more
3/28/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Classification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Platforms ,
Employee Definition ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Independent Contractors ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Online Platforms ,
Rebuttable Presumptions
In addition to the potential uses of contact-tracing apps, discussed recently in episode 1 of the Global Solutions series, most employers now conduct some form of employee screening or monitoring to help prevent the spread of...more
Data breaches continue to be an unfortunate risk that companies face with increasing frequency. In this podcast, Rebecca Bennett, Stephen Riga, and Justin Tarka discuss data breaches from both a U.S. and EU perspective,...more
12/17/2018
/ Best Practices ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Third-Party Service Provider
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s new privacy law having come into effect on 25 May 2018, thousands of companies have been flooding inboxes in recent weeks with emails asking for consent...more
6/5/2018
/ Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Email ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marketing ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
UK