Tag: biometric data

Data Privacy / Lawsuit / Regulation

Employees’ Claim Under the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act Escapes Arbitration Provision in Employment Agreement

A recent decision by an Illinois appellate court analyzed whether employees’ privacy violation claims fall within their employment agreements’ arbitration provision. At issue was an employer’s use of biometric information collected from its employees and the consequences of doing so in a manner that was allegedly inconsistent with applicable law, and whether those claims are subject to arbitration, rather than litigation in a court of law.  If you are in need of hiring someone and you do not have the time to go over the… Continue Reading
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San Francisco Legislation Would Ban the City’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in legislation regulating the collection and retention of individuals’ biometric information.  For instance, Illinois, Texas, and Washington have enacted legislation regarding the collection of biometric information, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation broadly regulates the collection of biometric data.  In San Francisco, one motivated municipal lawmaker with similar concerns relating to privacy and the disproportionate impact surveillance has had on certain communities proposed a bill that would regulate how the city uses… Continue Reading