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[Webinar] Managing New Legal Mandates for Multi-State Employers - June 11th, 10:00 am CT

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It’s not usual for companies to have employees working in multiple states, especially if they hire remote workers. However, managing a workforce that is spread out over multiple locations can be challenging. Join Sara...more

Fisher Phillips

3 AI Bills in Congress for Employers to Track: Proposed Laws Target Automated Systems, Workplace Surveillance, And More

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Employers that use artificial intelligence – and developers that create AI systems – could be subject to extensive new laws under several bills introduced by federal legislators. While much of the existing legal landscape on...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ICO Has Concerns Over Facial Recognition Use

Earlier this month the UK privacy office put a stop to several related entities’ use of facial recognition technologies and fingerprint monitors for their employees. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office found that the...more

Locke Lord LLP

Less Is More When It Comes to Employee Monitoring

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With the increase in remote work, employers’ concerns over the security of proprietary company information and employee productivity have increased their reliance on technologies to manage and monitor employees....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Under Long-Term, Part-Time Employee Rules, Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same

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In this series of articles, we explore the implications of the long-term, part-time employee rules under the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 and the impact those rules have on employers and their workforces. Together, the SECURE...more

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Unlocking AI’s Power to Multiply Manufacturing Productivity

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To capture AI’s promise, manufacturers must take steps to protect privacy and root out bias, particularly when they train their systems on data about employees. ...more

Ius Laboris

Geolocation: employees must be informed

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France’s highest court has intervened in a case involving an employee dismissed based on the geolocation information of his work vehicle. ...more

Littler

British Columbia Tribunal Confirms Time Theft Proven by Time-Tracking Software May Justify Employment Termination for Cause

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The decision of the British Columbia, Canada Civil Resolution Tribunal (Tribunal) in Besse v. Reach CPA Inc., 2023 BCCRT 27 is especially relevant now that remote work has become common. The Tribunal found the employer had...more

Dentons

When Everyone is Watching – Employee Monitoring and Tracking

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At the Dentons Davis Brown annual labor and employment law seminar last month, employers discussed a large array of topics, many of which were issues that occurred during COVID or were pre-existing but were exacerbated by...more

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DOL Issues Guidance on Tracking Hours Worked by Teleworkers Who Take Breaks

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On February 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2023-1 (FAB) to provide guidance on tracking hours worked by employees who telework. While the FAB largely repeats...more

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Somebody’s Watching Me: the NLRB’s Crackdown on Employee-Monitoring Technology

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In recent years, many employers have increased their use of employee monitoring technology as a means to promote more efficient operations, particularly in light of the pandemic-induced shift to remote or hybrid working...more

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NLRB General Counsel Puts Employers on Notice That Employee Electronic Monitoring May Violate the NLRA

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As technological advancements make electronic monitoring of employees easier, the proliferation of remote work creates new and strong incentives for employer investment in such monitoring tools. This dynamic prompted National...more

Venable LLP

Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace: NLRB General Counsel Tips the Scale Toward Broadening the Scope of Employee Protections

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant shift toward remote work, together with recent technological advances, have drastically expanded the reach of employers' capacity to manage and monitor employees both in and outside of...more

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Overview of New California Employment Laws - November 2022 #2

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California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more

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Following the Recent Regulatory Trends, NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Limit Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence in the...

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On October 31, 2022, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released Memorandum GC 23-02 urging the Board to interpret existing Board law to adopt a new legal framework to find...more

McAfee & Taft

Electronic management tools targeted as potentially illegal workplace surveillance

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The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board recently issued another General Counsel’s Memorandum to announce her next litigation target.  Memorandum GC 23-02, issued October 31, 2022, takes aim at electronic...more

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Overview of New California Employment Laws - November 2022

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California employers face an abundance of new employment laws set to take effect at the start of the new year. Below find descriptions of new requirements for employee leaves of absence, pay transparency and data reporting,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NLRB General Counsel Pushes for "Vigorous Enforcement" of Employers' Use of Technology

Employers have long used electronic management tools to track and improve employee performance, including GPS on company vehicles, employee badges for access or timekeeping, and monitoring software on work computers. The...more

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New NLRB General Counsel Memorandum Continues Trend of Increasing Oversight of Employer Technology Use

Over the last decade, and arguably accelerated by the pandemic, employers have increasingly relied on new technologies to monitor, manage, and hire employees. Some of these technologies include tracking devices, keyloggers,...more

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NLRB General Counsel Announces Plans to Crack Down on Workplace Monitoring Practices

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The top lawyer from the National Labor Relations Board recently announced that agency investigators should target workplace surveillance and “algorithmic management” technologies that have a “tendency” to interfere with...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #348 – Considerations for Electronic Monitoring of Employees

I had a really interesting discussion with my students during class this week about employers’ use of electronic means to monitor employees. When I first started teaching Privacy Law at Roger Williams Law School eight or nine...more

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NLRB General Counsel Calls for Board to Crack Down on Electronic Surveillance and Automated Management Practices

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Technology has revolutionized the workplace and has bolstered business operations and efficiency. Employers are increasingly using automated management systems and other electronic means to ensure that their workplaces are...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

NLRB General Counsel Issues New Memorandum Regarding Electronic Management Of Employees

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On October 31, 2022, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued Memorandum GC 23-02, wherein the General Counsel announced her intention to “protect employees” from what she...more

Perkins Coie

2022 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2022 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to examine the new legislation that will affect entities operating within the state. Summaries of key legislation are below, with relevant action items...more

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New Legislation Affecting California Employers – Part 3

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The California Legislature enacted numerous new bills – some (like those regarding COVID-19) are in effect now. Others require employer compliance as of January 1, 2023. This is the third part in a series of posts regarding...more

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