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Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

New York City’s Latest Amendments on Earned Sick and Safe Time Provides a Private Right of Action Including Compensatory Damages,...

Effective March 20, 2024, the New York City Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA) creates a private cause of action for alleged statutory violations. Employers may now face potential civil and/or class actions, in addition to...more

Stokes Wagner

You Can Now Get Privately Sued for Failing to Provide NYC Safe and Sick Leave

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Effective March 20, employees in New York City can bring private actions against their employers for violations of the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, NYC Admin. Code § 20-911 et seq. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Illinois plaintiffs’ attorneys find new tool in old genetic privacy law

Although the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), 410 ILCS 513/1, et seq. was largely ignored by plaintiffs’ attorneys until this year, its substantial statutory penalties and recent case law make it an enticing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Potential For Stemming BIPA Suits Waits Another Day

In the aftermath of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Rosenbach decision, Illinois employers have faced a wave of class action litigation filed under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). Employers hoping for relief from...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Human Trafficking Raises Corporate Liability Concerns for the Hospitality Industry

Recent U.S. lawsuit against corporations, including major hotel chains, shines the spotlight on the need for anti-human trafficking compliance. U.S. law creates corporate liability for entities, such as hotels, casinos and...more

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