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DSARs in 2025: Stay Ahead of Regulations

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As data protection regulations evolve and employee rights awareness grows, organisations are seeing a significant uptick in Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs). Pursuant to Article 15 of the UK and EU General Data Protection...more

A&O Shearman

WhatsApp, social media and employee rights: Italian DPA's latest ruling

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The Italian Data Protection Authority has issued a new decision that further restricts employers’ ability to use information from third-party reports, private conversations, or social media posts as evidence in disciplinary...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German Federal Labor Court Grants Damages Under the GDPR for the Use of Employee Data: 7 Things for Companies to Consider

On May 8, 2025, the Federal Labor Court Bundesarbeitsgericht (“BAG”) issued a significant ruling concerning an employee’s claims for damages due to unlawful data transfers within a corporate group. The BAG ruled that works...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Getting Too Personal? Illinois Court Says Family Medical History is Genetic Information

On May 15, 2025, a district court in Illinois denied a motion by defendant Hospital Sisters Health System and Saint Francis (HSHS) to dismiss a class action claim brought against the hospital system under the Illinois Genetic...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

California Assembly Weighs Nation’s Broadest AI-Driven Workplace Surveillance Bill: AB 1221 Raises the Bar, and the Stakes, for...

In a move that could reshape day-to-day people-management practices across the state, the California Legislature is advancing Assembly Bill 1221 (“AB 1221”), a sweeping proposal that would regulate how employers deploy...more

Ius Laboris

Israeli Court Rules on Cameras in the Workplace

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Security cameras have become commonplace in workplaces, raising concerns about potential privacy violations for employees. The increasingly widespread use of camera surveillance raises several important legal questions,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

AI in Employment: Navigating the Legal Landscape with Lessons from I, Robot — The Good Bot Podcast

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Join Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Brett Mason for a podcast series analyzing the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), health care, and the law. In this installment of The Good Bot, Brett Mason is joined by Partners...more

Morgan Lewis

Artificial Intelligence in Employment: Key Takeaways

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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers employers considerable advantages, such as improved productivity, enhanced decision-making, and the ability to streamline various business processes. However, the adoption of AI technology...more

Ius Laboris

Ruling by German Labour Court Limits Unions’ Digital Access Rights

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Since the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting move toward home office for many employees, unions have been looking for ways to enter employers virtually, in order to get in touch with their members and to attract new members...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Kein digitales Zugangsrecht – Gewerkschaft scheitert mit Klage gegen Adidas

Spätestens seit der Corona-Pandemie erfreut sich das Home-Office großer Beliebtheit: Rund ein Viertel aller Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland arbeitet zumindest teilweise aus dem Home-Office. Doch während das mobile Arbeiten...more

Bennett Jones LLP

When is Recording at Work Grounds for Dismissal? A Case of Nuance and Context

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In an age where technology makes recording conversations easy and common, a recent wrongful dismissal case (Wan v H&R Block Canada Inc., 2024 ABKB 734) raises important questions about privacy, workplace ethics and the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You Posted What?! Considerations for Employers’ Social Media Policies in 2025 | Insights & Events

Whether or not the TikTok ban is upheld following the January 10, 2025, oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court, employers should be aware of some social media trends stemming from the app that are here to stay. As...more

Epstein Becker & Green

TikTok, the Clock Won’t Stop, and Cases Involving Court Jurisdiction Narrowly Focused - SCOTUS Today

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As the snow has fallen on Washington, DC’s First Street over the past few days, the Supreme Court has begun to issue opinions in the current term....more

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Workplace Law Update: 22 Essential Items on Your August To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2020 Vision: California’s New Employment Laws

To close out the 2019 legislative season, Governor Gavin Newsom signed dozens of bills into law, which will have lasting impacts for California employers. In addition to the summaries and clarifications from prior blog posts,...more

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European Court Proposes Criteria for Assessing Employee Monitoring Activities

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On September 5, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued a ruling in the case of Barbulescu v. Romania that affirms employees’ right to privacy in the use of communications tools in the workplace. Although the ruling...more

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