The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide crisis of epic proportions. It has created enormous challenges, some of which are apparent, such as health and economic impacts that are without equal in our lifetimes. More challenges undoubtedly await us, some of which we may not...
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Workplace Privacy, Technology & Digital Evidence
How Can Employees Protect Their Privacy in the New Remote Workplace?
With the rapid advance of technologies that enable constant connectivity, the once-sharp line between home and work began to blur over the last decade. Laws that govern employees' privacy rights were already lagging behind this reality when the COVID-19 coronavirus...
COVID-19 and the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much of the American workforce online, where employers are making use of a variety of platforms to facilitate remote work. Some of these platforms involve video recording or access by fingerprint, face scan, or retina or iris scan,...
Uncertainty Looms as New Privacy Law in California Takes Effect in the COVID-19 Era
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, California businesses braced for the significant impact that the new California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) would have on their operations. This far-reaching and the first consumer protection law of its kind in the...
Wendi Lazar Addresses Workplace Privacy Issues Related to COVID-19
On April 30, 2020, Outten & Golden partner Wendi Lazar participated in a panel discussion focusing on various legal considerations associated with the coronavirus pandemic, including threats to employee privacy, confidentiality of health information, and changing...
AI Exposes Employees to Increased Security and Privacy Risks
For all of its ostensible benefits and efficiencies, widespread implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) poses significant danger to workers in the U.S. and elsewhere. As employers increase the amount of employee data they collect, so does the risk that the...
The Very Real Threat of AI in the Workplace
Science fiction movies and sensational headlines warn us that artificial intelligence (AI) is going to make our jobs obsolete, widen the chasm between the very rich and the barely-surviving poor, and even develop superior consciousness. Far-fetched fantasies aside,...
How Biometrics in the Workplace Threaten Employee Rights in Illinois and Elsewhere
Today's computer technology improves exponentially from year to year, putting tiny, yet ever more powerful, computers in the palms of our hands, on our bodies, or even under our skin. With the proliferation of wearable "Internet of Things" devices, many new...
Can You Be Fired for Political Social Media Posts?
Political discussions seem to be happening everywhere today. And, more often than not, they can get quite heated. From tense family dinner tables to disagreements with complete strangers, people are voicing their opinions - loudly.Nowhere is this more evident than on...
Big Data: The Rise of Talent Analytics is a Cause for Concern
Back in 2012, forbes caused a stir when it published an article detailing how Target was tracking customer purchases so closely that it figured out a teen was pregnant before she had even told her parents. for many people, it was their first real glimpse of how big...