Seyfarth Synopsis: Given the issues workplace texting presents for employers, employers would be wise to make clear in their policies what method of communication employees may use in the workplace for business purposes. If...more
Wearable device data may be the next big thing in the world of evidence for employment cases since social media. Given that it has already been used in personal injury and criminal cases, it is only a matter of time before...more
9/26/2016
/ Admissible Evidence ,
Disability Benefits ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fitbit ,
Harassment ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Inadmissible Evidence ,
Objections ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Wearable Technology ,
Workplace Injury ,
Young Lawyers
Seyfarth Synopsis: Pokémon GO’s popularity is at a fever pitch. However, the game poses several risks for employers including software security, privacy and workplace safety concerns.
Your employees may be on a quest...more
Over the last decade, communication via email and text has become a vital part of how many of us communicate in the workplace. In fact, most employees could not fathom the idea of performing their jobs without the use of...more
5/2/2016
/ ECPA ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Email ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Misappropriation ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy ,
Stored Communications Act ,
Text Messages ,
Trade Secrets ,
Workplace Communication
Over the past several years, technology has dramatically increased employee accountability in the workplace. For example, in an office environment, employees are expected to respond to emails immediately because they are...more
Last week, the government of Australia released an “Exposure Draft” of a bill that, if passed into law, would amend Australia’s Privacy Act to require notification to the government and affected individuals in the event of a...more
In an interim final rule published on October 2, another layer has been added to the compliance landscape for defense contractors. In addition to complying with breach notification requirements in as many as 47 different...more
With the recent uptick in the U.S. of lawsuits filed as a result of a data breaches, state legislators in the U.S. have been busy updating the many different state laws that dictate how a company must respond if they have...more
In any case involving a data breach of customer or employee information, the first line of defense for the defendant is to assert that the plaintiff(s) lack standing to bring suit. In Remijas v. Neiman Marcus Group, the...more
In what is quickly becoming the newest trending topic in class action litigation, another class action has been filed alleging the disclosure of employee personally identifiable information due to a cyber attack.
This...more
7/7/2015
/ Background Checks ,
Class Action ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Public Employees ,
Public Employers ,
Public Sector Unions ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Vendors