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Illinois Courts Consider Retroactivity of Amendment to Biometric Information Privacy Act

On Nov. 13, 2024, in Gregg v. Central Transport LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed that Public Act 103-0769 (previously Senate Bill 2979), which amends Illinois’ Biometric Information...more

12/3/2024 / Biometric Information , Biometric Information Privacy Act , Corporate Counsel , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Employer Liability Issues , Personal Data , Personally Identifiable Information

Illinois Courts Begin Clarifying the Biometric Information Privacy Act

Earlier this year, McGuireWoods reported that, in 2021, Illinois courts are expected to decide several open issues related to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Those opinions have recently begun to be...more

10/1/2021 / Biometric Information , Biometric Information Privacy Act , Corporate Counsel , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Employee Privacy Rights , Employment Litigation

Proceeding With Biometric Caution: Illinois Courts to Decide Critical BIPA Issues

2021 is shaping up to be a groundbreaking year for employment litigation topics, and Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is no exception. State and federal appellate courts in Illinois are poised to decide...more

3/17/2021 / Biometric Information , Biometric Information Privacy Act , Corporate Counsel , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Employer Liability Issues , Fingerprints , Personally Identifiable Information

$2M Jury Award to Employee Vacationing While on Medical Leave Highlights Pitfalls for Employers

It is no secret that employees sometimes abuse benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Nor is it a secret that pitfalls abound for employers trying to limit such abuse while accommodating legitimate needs for...more

6/26/2019 / Corporate Counsel , Employment Litigation , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Hiring & Firing , Medical Leave , Popular , Retaliation , Termination

8th Circuit: Employer Bound by Promise to Pay Performance Bonus to At-Will Employees

Employers who implement bonus programs to attract and retain key employees may be bound to the terms of those programs, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held. In Boswell v. Panera, LLC, the court affirmed that...more

2/16/2018 / At-Will Employment , Bonuses , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Wage and Hour

D.C. Circuit Rules That Employer’s Noncompete Violates Federal Labor Law

Employers face numerous hurdles in implementing and enforcing noncompetition agreements. Now, the D.C. Circuit has added another: the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In Minteq Int’l Inc. v. NLRB, the influential appeals...more

5/15/2017 / Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) , Corporate Counsel , NLRA , NLRB , Non-Compete Agreements , Restrictive Covenants

Is Religious Freedom a Defense to LGBT Discrimination Claims?

Certainly, the trend in employment law has been toward greater equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees. Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land due to the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer...more

8/26/2016 / Corporate Counsel , ENDA , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) , Freedom of Religion , Gender Identity , LGBTQ , Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) , Sexual Orientation Discrimination , Title VII

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